Bhubaneswar: A woman assistant professor of a private educational institute at Jagamara in Odisha capital has accused her colleague of raping and blackmailing her with obscene videos.
Khandagiri police registered a case under Sections 376, 506 and 384 of the IPC after Raipur DIG wrote to the Twin City Commissionerate Police about the complaint filed by the woman, wh
o hails from Raipur district in Chhattisgarh, at Karib Nagar police station there.
A team of Khandagiri police will soon leave for Chhattishgarh to probe the incident.
According to sources, the 24-year-old woman joined the institute as an assistant professor in March last year. Umesh Sudhakar, a former assistant professor of the institute, befriended her.
In September 2021, Umesh invited the woman to a hotel at Jagamara, where he offered her a glass of cold drink which was spiked. Once she fell consciousness, Umesh allegedly raped her at the hotel and made a video of the incident.
The accused then started blackmailing the victim and forced her into a physical relationship by threatening to make the clip viral on social media platforms. He also extorted Rs 2 lakh from her in three instalments.
Following death threats from Umesh, she left for home and narrated the ordeal before her parents. She then lodged a complaint with the Kabir Nagar police station on May 24.