Heinous Crime; Man Arrested in Cyber Harassment, Blackmail and Obscene Content Circulation Case in Social Media
By Manoj Kanta Dash, Odishabarta
Brahmapur, November 15, 2026: B.N. Pur Police have arrested a 37-year-old man from Ankuli area in connection with a cyber harassment and blackmail case involving the alleged circulation of obscene photographs and videos of a woman through social media platforms.
According to Inspector-in-Charge(IIC) ofs, B.N. Pur Police Station The accused also allegedly created fake Facebook and Instagram accounts in the victim’s name and uploaded obscene photographs and videos, Obscene Images Used for Blackmail.
In addition, he reportedly sent abusive and threatening voice messages to the victim, He added.
In this context, a case has been registered on dated, 13th under different dated November 13, 2026, was registered under Sections 78(2), 79 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), read with Sections 66(C), 66(D), 66(E), 67 and 67(A) of the Information Technology Act.
Further the officer said, during the course of investigation, our expert team found that the accused had captured obscene photographs of the victim without her knowledge and subsequently used them to blackmail her a heinous crime (!!). not only he allegedly circulated the objectionable images to her family members through WhatsApp, another extreme of his crime and criminology mind-set .
The accused also allegedly created fake Facebook ,& Instagram accounts in the victim’s name and uploaded obscene photographs and videos. In addition, he reportedly sent abusive and threatening voice messages to the victim.
The case highlights the serious concerns surrounding cyber harassment, online blackmail, identity impersonation and the misuse of social media to intimidate and exploit women.
The exper team as part of the investigation, examined the victim and other witnesses and seized mobile phones belonging to both the accused and the victim.,also collected relevant digital evidence, including screenshots of chats, obscene photographs and social media communications, to establish the alleged offences.
Police arrested the accused whp has been identified as Deepak Rao (37), a resident of Ankuli, Brahmapur.
He was arrested on November 14, 2026, and subsequently forwarded to the Hon’ble Court. Further investigation into the case is continuing presently under the pipeline.
