Keonjhar: After obscene photos of a young woman poll candidate allegedly went viral on social media, the Keonjhar police arrested two persons in this connection.

The arrested duo has been identified as Jayadev Giri, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Keonjhar district unit and his associate Bisnudutta Barik. While Giri was arrested when he was campaigning for a party candidate yesterday, the cops arrested his associate this morning.

The two were arrested after the uncle of the victim lodged a complaint with the police.

As per reports, a few intimate photographs of the woman candidate is going viral on social media for the last two days.