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In a case of fraud, a man named Naresh Barik alias Butu was arrested on Tuesday, allegedly for cheating a youth of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of providing him a government job. The accused was taken into custody from his residence in Pragati Vihar under the Chandrasekharpur police limits in Bhubaneswar.
According to sources, the accused Barik introduced himself variously as an AGM at NALCO and a Vice-President at Reliance Group of industries to win the trust of job aspirants. In 2021, he took Rs 18 lakh from one Sarbeswar Samal, promising him a position at NALCO.
To make the job offer seem genuine, the accused man provided fake...