A 23-year-old youth was arrested by Mahila police for sexually exploiting a 19-year-old girl and used to blackmail her using a video clip at Indira Nagar under Habibganj police station area.
According to the police the victim lodged a complaint with the Mahila police station regarding her sexual exploitation using a video in compromising position with the accused.
After the preliminary investigation a case under section 376 of the IPC was registered and the accused has been nabbed on Wednesday.
Station House Officer of Woman police station Renu B Murab said the accused who has been identified as Neeraj Surya is a resident of Indira Nagar Slum area of Habibganj. The victim and accused were acquainted with each other and were in relationship.
In the complaint the victim claimed that few days ago the accused accompanied her to his Uncle’s house at Bagh Sewania and sexually assaulted her. He took videos of her and later started to blackmail her.