Orissa, March 16 -- The Odisha police on Sunday arrested a 47-year-old rice trader from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly cheating a rice mill owner of Rs 77 lakh in Ganjam district about five years ago, an officer said.

The accused, a resident of Tanuku in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, was arrested near Girisola in the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh border area, the police officer said.

Verma allegedly purchased rice worth Rs 77 lakh from the rice mill owner of Pitatali in Ganjam district around five years ago and did not pay the money.

Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted raids in the border area and arrested the accused person, the Superintendent of Police of Berhampur, Saravana Vivek M, said.

According to the police, two per...