Bhubaneswar, Jan. 15 -- The Twin City Commissionerate Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly defrauding over Rs 3 crores from around ten persons in the Capital City.

The accused has been identified as Prabhakar Jena of Deulatara village under Rajkanika Block of Kendrapara district. Jena owns a company named 'Disha Enterprise' in Gothapatna area of Bhubaneswar where he manufactures eco-friendly paper bags and aluminium foil.

The matter came to the fore after a youth Somyadipta Nayak, a co-villager of Jena lodged a complaint with the Mancheswar police accusing the latter of defrauding crore of rupees from him and his brother.

Based on the complaint, the Mancheswar Police Station had launched an investigation and arrested Jena to...