Two held for sharing lewd pictures of woman in Odisha

JAJPUR: Kalinga Nagar police on Friday arrested two youths for allegedly posting obscene photos of a woman on social media after failing to extort money from her.

The accused are Ranjit Kumar Patra (28) of Manapur village in Jajpur and 30-year-old Dillip Sahoo of Nihal Prasad in neighbouring Dhenkanal district.

Police said both Ranjit and Dillip are friends and work in a private steel plant in Kalinga Nagar. The victim, who hails from Rabana village, also works in the same plant. The duo befriended the woman and developed intimacy with her.