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“Gang-raped” woman takes out multiple loans to pay the perpetrators

Bhubaneswar: This is the shocking story of a woman who was gang raped and was constantly blackmailed by the perpetrators to pay money. The accused allegedly blackmailed the victim by threatening to post “objectionable” photos and videos on social media if she did not comply with their demands.

According to reports, the 36-year-old victim from Bidanasi area of ​​Cuttack City, Odisha, took several loans to lend money to the accused.

The victim filed a complaint with the Bidanasi police, which launched an investigation.

According to reports, the victim, who runs a stationery shop, came in contact with the two accused a few months ago through a local woman. One of them is the woman’s husband and the other is from Puri town.

In her complaint, the victim said that the duo allegedly kidnapped and raped the victim by locking her at different locations in Puri and Nandankanan areas of Bhubaneswar. During the rape, the accused took objectionable photographs and videos of the victim and later started demanding money from her by blackmailing her with the same.

In order to meet his demands, the victim took loans from various organizations and individuals and paid them a total of Rs 150,000.

However, the defendant continued to demand money from her and forced her to make naked video calls to him.

Since the woman was no longer able to give them any more money, the two defendants posted the photos and videos on the Internet. They also sent these photos and videos to the victim’s husband.

The victim’s husband, a car driver, encouraged her to file a complaint to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Police said they have filed a first information report (FIR) and are investigating the case. Efforts are on to arrest the accused, who are currently at large, the police added.