Bhubaneswar: A 21-year-old man was arrested in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday for allegedly blackmailing his cousin by threatening to circulate her photographs on social media. The accused created a fake social media profile and demanded money from the 18-year-old victim.According to Bharatpur police, the accused allegedly gained unauthorised access to his cousin’s personal photographs and used them to intimidate her. “He created a social media account under a fake identity and sent the photographs to the victim. He then demanded Rs 50,000, threatening to upload the images online if she failed to pay,” a police officer said. The victim lodged a complaint on Sept 9. During the investigation, police traced the mobile number used to create the fake social media account and found that it belonged to her cousin, leading to his arrest.In a separate case, the city police arrested a man, identified as Dinesh Kumar Sethy (26), for allegedly sexually exploiting a married woman after befriending her on social media on the pretext of helping her secure a job in a Bhubaneswar-based company.Police said Sethy allegedly established a relationship with the woman and later threatened to circulate her personal photographs. He also allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh from her to keep the images private. Based on her complaint lodged on Tuesday, police registered a case and arrested Sethy.