Bhubaneswar, June 9 -- The Commissionerate Police in the Odisha capital here today arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of duping a businessman of over Rs 1 crore on the pretext of facilitating the purchase of a luxury car at a discounted rate.

The accused has been identified as Sambit Panda, son of Bidyut Chandra Panda, of Sailashree Vihar under Chandrasekharpur police limits in the capital city here.

According to police, the businessman had come in contact with Panda, who identified himself as a freelance car broker and luxury vehicle reseller, in March 2023.

Panda had promised the business to facilitate the purchase of a luxury car at discounted rate within a month.

As per the deal, the businessman had provided Rs 1.08 crore to P...