Bengaluru, April 22 -- A 24-year-old engineering graduate from Odisha has been reported missing in Bengaluru after a possible case linked to online extortion threats, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, the man, identified as Chinmay Prasad Sahu, had recently moved to the city with his girlfriend in search of work. The two were living together when he disappeared earlier this month under circumstances that investigators say remain unclear.

Sahu had been receiving a series of threatening messages from unknown individuals who allegedly claimed to possess private photographs of him, police said. The senders reportedly shared some of those images and demanded money, warning that additional material would be circulated on social med...