Cuttack: Well-known Ollywood producer Akshay Parija who has been accused of sexually exploiting a girl on the pretext of providing her with a role in his upcoming film has sought anticipatory bail from Orissa High Court.
A video of Parija in intimate positions with the victim has gone viral. With the surfacing of the video, the term casting couch has again become the talk of the town here, reports said.
Parija had earlier filed a complaint against the girl at the Nayapalli police station. He alleged that the girl had invited him to her house for dinner and had recorded the video.
He has further alleged that the girl was blackmailing him and demanding Rs 5 crore while threatening to make the video viral, reports added.