Two held for duping woman of Rs 1.56 cr
The victim, who hails from Salipur area of Cuttack district, had transferred Rs 57.39 lakh to 10 different bank accounts furnished by the accused persons. She had also given cash of Rs 98.60 lakh to the accused on different dates, the CID said in a statement. The complainant had given the money to the accused person for investment in different online platforms between February 2024 and February 2025, it said. When she did not get back her invested money, the victim lodged a complaint with the cyber police station of the Crime Branch, a police officer said.
The accused persons, with an intention to further extract money from the victim, contacted her over the phone and came down to Cuttack on July 16 and 17 and were apprehended by a CID team, he said.
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