282: The Curious Case of Madhya Pradesh’s Honey-trap Scandal

Five women, thousands of sexually explicit videos, photographs and chats, crores of rupees and ministers, politicians and bureaucrats - these are the ingredients of Madhya Pradesh’s latest scandal - a honeytrap racket that could potentially throw a lot of powerful people into trouble. This is The Big Story - the podcast where we dissect headline-making news. Now Madhya Pradesh is no stranger to scams and scandals. Remember the Vyapam Scam from 2013? That too involved some big shots and 6 years later we have this honeytrap racket from the same state - also involving big shots. The Quint’s correspondent Poonam Agarwal has unearthed some interesting details about the case. Also Read: MP Honey Trap Case: Is Police Shielding Politicians, Bureaucrats? (https://www.thequint.com/news/india/madhya-pradesh-mp-honey-trap-case-bjp-congress-officers-named-in-scandal)