Fraudulent Dealerships and Online Scams: Odisha Police Crackdown
Odisha Police apprehended an engineer from Varanasi for engaging in fraud by promising electric scooter dealerships. Ashish Kumar Yadav was arrested for allegedly duping a person of Rs 25 lakh. Additionally, in a separate case, three individuals were arrested for orchestrating an online scam involving Rs 1.45 crore.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Bhubaneswar | Updated: 19-09-2025 23:18 IST | Created: 19-09-2025 23:18 IST
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The Odisha Police have detained an engineer from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on charges of deceiving individuals by falsely promising dealerships for an electric scooter company, officials reported on Friday.
The engineer, identified as Ashish Kumar Yadav, aged 30, was taken into custody by the Odisha CID following a complaint that accused him of swindling Rs 25 lakh from a victim, authorities stated.
In a separate incident of cyber fraud totaling Rs 1.45 crore, the CID arrested three suspects from various locations within the state. Those apprehended include Deepak Kumar Dash, Chandan Kumar Sahu, and Ramahari Sahu, according to police statements.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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