Bhubaneswar: Police have apprehended a man for allegedly duping a person over Rs 5 lakh in the state capital Bhubaneswar.
The arrestee has been identified as Bishnu Prashad Maharana (39), a resident of Purighat in Cuttack district.
According to the complaint, the accused had taken Rs 5.15 Lakh from the complainant on the pretext of providing a shop for the beauty parlour. However, he did not provide any shop nor return the given amount.
Following this, the victim lodged a complaint with the local police station regarding the fraud.
Acting on the complaint, police registered a case under relevant Sections of the IPC and forwarded him to the court.