Bhubaneswar, Jan. 26 -- They were two friends. One reportedly had multiple affairs. His friend had some photographs of his intimate moments with some girls. Using these photos, his friend had been blackmailing him. Fed up with his friend's habit of extorting money, he decided to eliminate him for good.

Now he is cooling his heels behind bars.

The deceased has been identified as Ashutosh Mohapatra, a Plus II student and son of Prashant Mohapatra of Khamar Sahi under Banapur police limits in Khordha district and the accused is Ashirbad Pradhan, a residentof Dikhitpada village under the same Banapur police limits.

According to police, Ashutosh and Ashirbad were close friends. Their villages are four kilometers apart. They were always spot...