VADODARA: Nilesh Gupta’s perversion and avarice knew no bounds as he not only pushed women for online sex chats for money but also raped and molested them to satiate his own lust.
At least 10 women have come forward to record their statements against Gupta (44) of whom one has alleged that he blackmailed and raped her several times between April 2019 and January 2020 and also used to shoot videos of rape. Late on Wednesday night, an offence of rape, sexual harassment and criminal intimidation was registered against Gupta at JP Road police station.
Police have learnt that Gupta used to hire women for his architecture and designing firm but asked these female staffers to record videos for his acting school’s channel on YouTube. During the recording of one such video when a woman was changing her dress, Gupta secretly shot her video and took some photos on his mobile phone and started blackmailing her.
He threatened to share these photos and video on the internet if she would not meet his demands.
Gupta raped the woman several times over the course of seven months and even shot videos of rape for his personal use, the victim told the police.
Other women too alleged that Gupta molested them on several occasions by blackmailing them. While the women used to reveal their bodies during the video calls on European adult website ‘Chaturbate’, Gupta used to take their photos.
“He would then blackmail them saying that if they will not listen to him, he will share the photos with their parents or family members. Since all the women worked for him by hiding details from their family members, he could easily exploit them,” said a police official.
The cop added that more women are expected to come forward with complaints against him.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)