Bhubaneswar: A resident of the capital city reportedly tried to end his life by stabbing himself around 50 times with scissors after being blackmailed by a girl over WhatsApp video call.
The victim, identified as Dandadhar Barik, was admitted to a private hospital here for treatment. Hailing from Dhenkanal district, Barik resides with his wife and two children in Nayapalli area here and runs a saloon.
According to reports, an unknown girl had be friended him on Facebook and chatted with him, three days ago.
Later, she made a video call to him on WhatsApp and had a conversation, which was recorded by the girl. Using the video, she started blackmailing Barik and demanded hefty amount of money from him.
Though the victim had approached the Cyber police, the cops, instead of helping Barik, allegedly made fun of him.
Fearing embarrassment, Barik then took the extreme step as he stabbed in his stomach with scissors.
On being found unconscious at the saloon, he was rescued and rushed to the hospital, where he underwent operation.
