A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Jajpur district for allegedly uploading obscene photographs of his former girlfriend on the social media.
The accused, a resident of Kantigadia-Malandapur village, was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by a 23-year-old woman at the Panikoili police station, a police officer said.
As per the complaint, the woman had met the accused last year, following which they got into a relationship, during which the man had allegedly clicked several obscene photographs of her.
“During the preliminary probe, it has come to fore that the accused had lent some money to the woman’s family. In January, he had asked the woman to repay the money, after which she started avoiding him. Later, she entered into a relationship with another man,” said Ajay Kumar Jena, Inspector-in-Charge of Panikoili police station.
Enraged over the development, the accused then posted her photographs on the social media last week and also shared them with her relatives, he said. A case under the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act has been registered against the accused, the officer added.