The Commissionerate police on Monday detained a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan on the charge of cheating a woman on the pretext of marriage in the city.
The accused was identified as Manoj Mahakud, a resident of Chasikhand village in Jagatsinghpur district. He is currently posted at a BSF camp at Badatoda under Jatni block in Khordha district.
According to reports, the victim was working as an agent with a real estate firm. Manoj had contacted the firm to purchase a land in Bhubaneswar. During the period, he had come in contact with the woman employee. They started interacting on WhatsApp and fell in love with each other.
The couple got into physical relationship after Manoj proposed her for marriage. The woman alleged that Manoj forced her for abortion when she had become pregnant.
He allegedly had clicked a few photographs and shot videos featuring her intimate moments with the woman. When she asked him for marriage, Manoj refused to tie the knot with her.
He warned her of making those obscene photographs and videos viral on social media.
Fearing stigma, the victim asked him to give all her video clips and photographs. But the accused demanded money for the same and received Rs 20 lakh in phases, the victim alleged.
Following a complaint lodged by the victim, the Mahila police detained the accused for interrogation.