Nuapada: Nuapada Police has arrested a person from Delhi for allegedly duping a trader of Rs 35 lakh on the pretext of providing a Coca-Cola distributorship.
The accused has been identified as Dinesh Nayak, son of Pitambar Naik of Jagannathpur area in Baleshwar district.
According to police, the complainant Sonal Devta, a businesswoman from Nuapada, had lodged a complaint in February 2026 alleging that Dinesh, who claimed to be working in the Coca-Cola company, had taken Rs 35 lakh from her in multiple installments promising to make her the distributor for Nuapada district.
After the case was registered at Nuapada Police Station, a four-member team led by SI Hare Krishna Jani launched an investigation. The team tracked the accused to Delhi and arrested him while he was working at a medicine shop.
The accused has been brought to Nuapada. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime and has been forwarded to court, police said.
