Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police arrested Ollywood singer Debesh Pati for allegedly engaging in a physical relationship with a woman on the promise of marriage and later abandoning her.

On the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim, the Nayapalli police apprehended the accused.

Pati was subsequently presented before a court, with the police saying that a thorough investigation into the matter was ongoing.

According to the complaint filed with the police, Pati had established friendship with the woman from Bhadrak and promised her to marry her.

It was alleged that he repeatedly kept physical relation with the woman on the pretext of marriage and took a substantial amount of money from her.

Later, Pati, a resident of Nayapalli area, attempted to distance himself from her when she confronted him to return her money. The victim also accused Pati of subjecting her to mental and physical torture and sexual assault.

Following her complaint, Nayapalli police arrested the singer from Jajpur.