Vadodara Police have busted an alleged nude video-call racket operating from a rented residential flat in the Manjalpur area and arrested a man identified as Manish Padhiyar. Police said Padhiyar, who has studied up to Class 10, allegedly arranged for women to appear on the Stripchat platform and interact with customers online. The operation was reportedly run from a third-floor flat, where women were brought in to participate in the activity.

According to police, customers recharged their accounts on the platform with amounts ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 and received coins that were used during video calls. Once a customer initiated a call, a woman appeared on the screen, and coins were deducted from the customer’s account based on the duration of the interaction. Police said the women performed acts according to customers’ demands and that the money generated through the platform was subsequently shared between the women and Padhiyar.

Police said Padhiyar allegedly received a 50 per cent share of the earnings, while the remaining amount went to the women involved. Investigators also claimed that he had purchased the Vadodara flat for Rs 11 lakh using money allegedly earned through the operation. Before starting the alleged racket, Padhiyar had reportedly run a call centre and had involved a woman who had previously worked with him.

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During the investigation, police also found that a woman from Ghaziabad, who is studying to become an air hostess, was allegedly involved in the operation. She is currently being questioned as investigators attempt to establish the extent of her role and determine whether other women were recruited or brought into the operation. Police are also examining whether Padhiyar had been operating the alleged racket for an extended period.

ACP Vimal Gamit said police had received information that women were being accommodated in rented flats within the Manjalpur police station limits and appearing online through Stripchat. Following the information, officers conducted an investigation and arrested Padhiyar. Police have registered a case against him under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. His bank accounts, mobile phone and other records are being examined as part of the investigation.

Padhiyar is currently the only person arrested in the case, while police are investigating the possible involvement of others and the wider network of customers connected to the operation. Investigators said they had not so far found evidence of fraud or blackmail linked to the alleged racket, but are examining whether any customers were cheated or threatened. Police are also probing financial transactions and digital records to establish how the operation functioned and identify anyone else connected with it.

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