A youth was arrested on Saturday on the charge of raping a woman with a false promise of marriage in Sector-7 of the city. The arrested youth was identified as Rajeev Mohapatra, a native of Jaraikela under the Bisra police station in Sundargarh district.
Mohapatra also allegedly threatened the woman to make the victim’s rape visuals viral on social media if his demands were not met.
The youth was demanding more dowries to marry the woman.
There was a marriage proposal from the woman’s family to Rajeev’s family. Subsequently, a relationship developed between the woman and Rajeev. As per the complaint, Rajeev raped the woman on April 24, 2019. He later blackmailed the woman and demanded more dowries to marry her.
Based on the complaint, police arrested the youth after registering a case. Investigation into the case was on.