Nuapada: Nuapada police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly cheating a local resident of more than Rs 35 lakh by promising to secure him a Coca-Cola distributorship in the district. The accused, identified as Dinesh Nayak, son of Pitam bar Nayak of Jagannathpur village under Soro police station in Baleshwar district, was absconding after allegedly collecting the money without arranging the promised agency.
According to the complaint lodged by Anuj Padhi, son of Manoj Kumar Padhi of Nuapada, Nayak had assured him of securing a Coca-Cola agency in Nuapada and collected more than Rs 35 lakh from him. However, he allegedly failed to fulfil the promise and fled with the money. Following the complaint, Nuapada police registered case (40/26) and launched an investigation. A police team led by Sub-Inspector Harekrushna Jani travelled to Delhi to trace the accused. After an extensive search, the team arrested Nayak in the national capital. He was brought to Nuapada on transit remand and produced before the local court Tuesday. Police have registered a case under eight provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 296, 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), 351(4), 3(5) and 338. Further investigation is underway, police said.