Bhubaneswar, Aug. 24 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Odisha Crime Branch has arrested a cyber fraudster from Ludhiana, Punjab, for defrauding a citizen of over Rs.6.16 crore.

According to CID-CB sources, the accused has been identified as Bittu Kumar (41), a resident of Sain Bhagat Singh Colony, Inder Vihar, Kali Sadak, Ludhiana.

The arrest was made by a team led by Dy. SP Ratnaprava Satpathy, following a detailed analysis of transaction records and other digital evidence.

Kumar was produced before the JMIC 1st Class Court, Ludhiana, which granted a transit remand. He was then brought to Cuttack and will be forwarded to the Court of SDJM, Berhampur under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), and 34 of the I...