Kendrapara: The Derabish police today arrested a 29-year-old man in Odisha's Kendrapara district for allegedly blackmailing his sister-in-law and threatening her to upload her nude photos on social media.

As per a complaint lodged by the 25-year-old girl, the accused sought sexual favour from his wife’s younger sister by threatening her to make the photos public if she resisted his advances.

She had lodged a complaint in this regard at the Derabish police station on March 7. On the basis of the complaint, police today arrested the accused. He has confessed to the crime during interrogation by cops, reports said.