A jawan of the Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) 1st SS Battalion was arrested on Monday for allegedly harassing and threatening a Class-IX girl at Dhanupali of Sambalpur.
The arrestee was identified as Suresh Bibhar (30) of Gadaloisingh village in Jujumara area of the district. Acting on a complaint lodged by the minor girl, police have registered a case against the accused.
Bibhar was the tutor of the girl before his recruitment and had an one-sided love affair with her.
Six months ago, Bibhar had proposed to the girl, which was rejected by her.
Livid with rage, he had started harassing the girl by threatening her over phone to kill her. The accused had also uploaded the photo of the girl as his profile picture on his Facebook account.