A youth allegedly betrayed his lover and held her captive when she wanted to tie the knot with him. The incident was reported from Balaramprasad village in Angul district on Saturday.
According to reports, Chakradhar Mohapatra, a Class-IV employee at Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra, had fallen in love with the girl of his village. Ten years after their relationship, the youth suddenly changed his mind and decided to marry another girl.
After she felt betrayed by her lover, the girl reached Chakradhar’s workplace in the morning and tried to persuade him to marry her.
But Chakradhar did not agree. When she repeatedly pestered him for marriage, livid with rage he allegedly locked the girl in the building and snatched her mobile phone so that she would not be able to contact anyone.
After long hours, she started shouting for help to release her from the confinement. Later, some children playing near the building heard the screams and spotted the girl. They informed the villagers following which the girl was rescued by police from the captivity in the evening.