Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- Sambalpur: A lawyer has been arrested for allegedly preparing a fake court order to facilitate release of a vehicle from police station in Sambalpur district.

The accused has been charged under Section 466 of IPC (Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc).

According to sources, the accused lawyer had prepared the fake court document to release a truck seized by police after a scooter rider had died following a road mishap on National Highway 55 under Jujumara police limits on February 19.

After being contacted by the truck owner, the accused lawyer prepared the duplicate copy of the SDJM court order and produced it before the police with forged signature and stamp. However, the police raised suspici...