Cuttack: On charges of cheating people by falsely identifying himself as a Joint Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the Commissionerate Police arrested a youth.

The accused, Arjun Panigrahi of Machala village in Keonjhar district, had reportedly been duping job aspirants and government employees by promising employment and favourable postings. Following his arrest, the Cuttack Sadar Police seized an identity card showing him as the Editor of a web media channel, along with ₹38,000 in cash, a mobile phone, and multiple bank passbooks.

According to Cuttack DCP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo, preliminary investigation indicates Panigrahi has cheated several people, and the involvement of a larger job fraud racket is being probed.

Complaint lodged at Cuttack Sadar PS

The arrest

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