Take off your clothes, earn money: Vadodara cops bust nude video-call racket

Vadodara Police busted a nude video-call racket allegedly run from a rented flat and arrested 10th-pass Manish Padhiyar. Police said women appeared on Stripchat for customers, with earnings split equally, and are probing the wider networkVadodara Police busted a nude video-call racket allegedly run from a rented flat and arrested 10th-pass Manish Padhiyar. Vadodara police have busted a nude video-call racket operating from a residential flat in the city and arrested a 10th-pass man in connection with the case.Police arrested accused Manish Padhiyar, who allegedly ran the racket from a flat on the third floor in Manjalpur. According to police, women were brought to the flat and appeared online on the Stripchat app, where they performed various acts according to customers' demands.The women and Padhiyar shared the earnings equally, with each receiving 50 per cent of the income. Police said Padhiyar had purchased the Vadodara flat for Rs 11 lakh with money earned through the illegal activity.HOW NUDE VIDEO-CALL NETWORK OPERATEDAccording to the information provided by police, Padhiyar used the Stripchat app to connect with customers. Customers recharged their accounts with amounts ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 and received coins in return. Once a customer made a call after recharging, a woman appeared on the screen. The number of coins in the customer's account decreased according to the time spent on the app.Padhiyar had previously run a call centre and allegedly involved a woman who had worked with him earlier. During questioning, police also found that a woman from Ghaziabad, who is studying to become an air hostess, was allegedly involved in the operation. Police are questioning her. Police have started examining Padhiyar's bank accounts, mobile phone and the wider app network to determine the extent of the operation.ACP Vimal Gamit said police received information that girls were being kept on rent in flats within the Manjalpur police station area. The women appeared online on an app called Stripchat, attracted customers and carried out various acts according to their demands.According to Gamit, the women collected different amounts from customers in the form of tokens and transferred the money to Padhiyar's account. He took his commission from the money.Based on the information, police registered a case against Padhiyar under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police arrested him and are investigating how long he had been involved in the activity.At present, Padhiyar is the only person arrested in the case. Police are also investigating whether other women were involved in the illegal operation.ACP Gamit said police had not yet found any case of fraud or blackmail linked to the operation. However, after the racket came to light, police will also investigate whether anyone was defrauded or blackmailed.Police are now probing the involvement of other people and the network of customers connected to the racket.- EndsPublished By: Akshat TrivediPublished On: Aug 13, 2026 10:13 IST