A 26-year old youth was arrested by the Berhampur police on Wednesday on charges of sending nude pictures of a lady to her husband.
The accused has been identified by the police as Asish Padhi who runs a restaurant in the Silk City.
As per police reports, Asish used to visit a cyber café in Gandhinagar area of the city where he had opened several fake social media accounts from which he had sent objectionable pictures of a lady to her husband.
Sources said, the lady being reportedly blackmailed by Padhi is a model and has a reputation as an established actor and dancer. The accused somehow managed to make friends with her through fake social media accounts and sent her nude pictures to herself and her husband as well.
Briefing the media, Ganjam SP Saravana Vivek M said, “Following a complaint by the lady, our technical wing zeroed in on the accused and nabbed him.”
“He seems to be a habitual offender and has been brought in twice before for similar activities,” said Saravana Vivek.
Padhi even opened fake accounts in the name of his friends and used them to send obscene pictures of the lady. He owns a hotel in Berhampur
Padhi was reportedly put behind bars for two times in the past over the same reason.