Puri: Krushnaprasad police in Puri district on Sunday arrested Shreekhetra Samanta Singhar following a complaint filed by his wife and popular Jatra artiste of Odisha, Sonali Panda.

He was apprehended near Forest Park in Bhubaneswar last night. ADVERTISEMENT Puri SP Prateek Singh confirmed that police had registered a case on the basis of the complaint filed on August 4 and launched a probe, leading to the arrest. Shreekhetra has been booked under Sections 376, 313, 366, 363, 294, 498 (A), 406, 417, 494 and 323 of the BNS and various Sections of the POCSO Act, he added.

In her complaint, Sonali had levelled serious allegations, accusing Shreekhetra of raping her when she was a minor, blackmailing her, and later forcing her into marriage. She further alleged that Shreekhetra had made a

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