The Town police on Tuesday arrested a youth for allegedly filming a minor girl while she was taking bath in her house in Ward No.6 here.
The accused identified as Sanu Patra (20) of Mundhakata area under the Bangriposi police station was recording the visuals of the girl bathing with a mobile phone.
Though startled on realising about about Patra’s act, the girl raised an alarm, following which locals nabbed and beat him black and blue. Later, they handed him over to police.
“We have seized the mobile phone from the possession of the accused. Various obscene photos and videos of several women were also recorded in the device. He had the intention of blackmailing the women with the videos. He has been arrested and forwarded to court,” said Baripada Town PS IIC Ashok Kumar Nayak.