MP honey trap case: Amit Soni sent to two-day police remand

Amit Soni, on whom a case is registered in connection with the Madhya Pradesh honey trap incident, was on Thursday sent to two-day police remand.

Amit is the son of Jitu Soni, the owner of Sanjha Lokswami newspaper. A case under the IT Act was registered against both in the honey trap case.

Earlier this month, an FIR was registered against Jitu, his son Amit and others for their alleged involvement in the honey trap case.

Addressing a press conference here, Senior Superintendent of Police Ruchi Vardhan Mishra had then said: "An FIR has been registered against Jitu Soni, his son Amit Soni, manager of 'My Home' and others under Indian Penal Code Section 370. A case also registered against them under the IT Act in connection with Indore honey trap matter."

She had said that the 67 women and girls and 7 minor boys were rescued from 'My Home' - a bar run by Jitu Soni. "They were kept there to entice the customers and were paid only through the tips given by them," the SSP had said.

Earlier this year, six persons, including five women, were arrested in connection with the case. It came to light after an Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) engineer filed a complaint alleging that two women were blackmailing him by threatening to make some objectionable videos viral.The scandal had rocked the state and snowballed into a political controversy.