Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough in a cyber fraud case, the Angul Police have arrested a man from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, accused of cheating a local resident of Rs 7.2 lakh through a malicious APK file.

The accused has been identified as Md Adil, a resident of Jalalpur Ghosi in Prayagraj district. ADVERTISEMENT

According to a police release, a case was registered under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act, on the basis of a complaint lodged by Sukanta Kumar Pradhan (49), a resident of Kankarai village under Nisha police limits in Angul district.

The complainant alleged that he received an APK file named “RTO Challan” from an unknown WhatsApp number on October 10, 2025. After installing the file on hi

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