Casting couch allegation against producer Akshaya Parija

Bhubaneswar, Sept 29: Odia film producer Akshaya Parija has landed in trouble after an aspiring actress raised sexual exploitation allegations against him on Thursday. The actress who hails from Bhubaneswar has reportedly lodged a complaint with the Laxmisagar police in this connection. According to the complaint, Parija lured the girl by offering her the lead role in one of his upcoming films. Subsequently, he allegedly exploited her sexually for the last one and half years. Apart from it, the girl has submitted some supporting photographs featuring some of her ordeals, caused by Parija. Responding to the media queries, Parija said that the allegations are baseless. He said that he knows the complaint. However, he has not exploited her in any way. On the other hand, the Laxmisagar police has made no comment so far on the issue.