Congress Leader Arrested in Barwani for Running Massive Blackmail and Exploitation Racket

Barwani: A sensational revelation has emerged from Barwani, where a Congress leader and his associate have been arrested for allegedly exploiting and blackmailing a 40-year-old woman for over two years. Police said several other accomplices in the racket are being investigated.

Leaders in Custody
Manish Goyal, a businessman and former Panchseml Block Congress President, along with his associate Bhagwan Solanki, were taken into custody by the police. They were produced before the court on Saturday, and Goyal was sent on a two-day police remand. Interrogation is expected to reveal the names of several other individuals involved in the operation.

Congress Distances Itself
Following the arrests, the Congress party immediately suspended Goyal from all party positions. District Congress President Nanesh Chaudhary confirmed that the party accepted Goyal’s resignation with immediate effect.

Exploitation Under the Guise of Loan Recovery
According to the complaint, the victim’s husband had borrowed ₹2 lakh from Goyal for business purposes two years ago. Using this loan as a pretext, Goyal established contact with the woman, initially gaining her trust and later coercing her into visiting his house in Anjad, where he allegedly forced sexual relations on her. Social stigma and financial dependency compelled the victim to remain silent, which Goyal exploited extensively.

Organized Racket and Blackmail
The investigation revealed that Goyal took the victim to Indore, sexually exploited her, and recorded compromising videos. Using a mobile app, he gained full control over her phone. His accomplices, Satwant Gurcha, Yunus Khan, and Bhagwan Solanki, also participated in the exploitation. Goyal coerced the woman into meeting other men in Indore, creating compromising videos to extort large sums of money. Satwant and Yunus impersonated police officers to intimidate victims and conduct widespread blackmail.

Threats and Financial Fraud
When the victim resisted, Goyal visited her home, showed obscene videos to her husband, assaulted him, and threatened the family’s lives. The probe further revealed that Goyal had opened fake current accounts in the victim’s name in Anjad and conducted large-scale financial transactions.

Police Action and Ongoing Investigation
Finally, the victim approached the police for help. Goyal and Solanki were arrested, and authorities are now unraveling the full extent of the racket. Police officials stated that this is just the beginning, and teams have been deployed to apprehend other members of the organized exploitation network.