Private tutor held for blackmailing minor student with morphed pictures, videos
Kendrapara (PTI): Police on Saturday arrested a private tutor in Odisha's Kendrapara district for allegedly sexually harassing and threatening to upload objectionable morphed pictures and videos of a 17-year-old girl on social media platforms, an officer said.
The accused Rajesh Behera, a native of Marshaghai area of the district, was the private tutor of the girl when she was in class 10. He had allegedly clicked pictures and videos of the girl and morphed them with obscene content.
Later, the 29-year-old private tutor proposed to marry the girl, but she flatly turned down the proposal. Following the rejection of his proposal, the accused resorted to blackmail tactics and threatened to upload the objectionable pictures and videos.
The family members of the girl lodged a police complaint against the accused following which he was arrested and booked under sections- 296 (obscene acts), 75 (2) (sexual harassment), 78(2) (stalking) and 351 (3)(criminal intimidation) of BNS, under section- 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 besides 67 and 67 (A) of Information Technology Act, 2000.
Behera was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days after a local court rejected his bail application, said the inspector-in-charge of Marshaghai police station, Tapan Nayak.
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West Bengal exit polls: People’s Pulse projects TMC lead, others predict BJP surge
Kolkata: Exit polls for the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 have shown different projections, with some surveys indicating a lead for the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), while others suggest an advantage for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
According to People’s Pulse, the TMC+ alliance is projected to win between 177 and 187 seats in the 294-member Assembly.
The BJP is estimated to secure between 95 and 110 seats, while the Left Front+ is predicted to win up to one seat. The Congress (INC) is likely to get between one and three seats, and others are projected to win between one and two seats.
Matrize projections indicate a different trend, with the BJP projected to win between 146 and 161 seats, crossing the majority mark of 148, with a vote share of 42.5 per cent. The TMC is estimated to win between 125 and 140 seats with a vote share of 40.8 per cent.
P-MARQ has also projected a BJP lead, estimating the party to win between 150 and 175 seats, while the TMC+ alliance is expected to secure between 118 and 138 seats. The same survey projects Congress to win between 2 and 6 seats.
Poll Diary estimates suggest the BJP may win between 142 and 171 seats, while the TMC could secure between 99 and 127 seats. Other parties are projected to win between 5 and 9 seats.
Chanakya Strategies has projected the BJP to win between 150 and 160 seats, while the TMC is estimated to get between 130 and 140 seats. Others are expected to secure between 6 and 10 seats, while Congress and Left are projected at zero.
ABP projections estimate the BJP to win between 146 and 161 seats, while the TMC is expected to secure between 125 and 140 seats. Others are projected to win between 6 and 10 seats.
Polls in the state were held in two phases on April 23 and 29, and the counting of votes is scheduled to take place on May 4.
