Khurda,Oct.01,2019: Police on Monday night arrested a man from Jatni area in Khurda district on charges of duping crores of rupees from people on the pretext of Bitcoin business.

The arrested, identified as Shashibhusan Mishra, was posted as an employee at the Khurda DHH’s malaria ward.

According to sources, some locals last night detained Shashibhusan for alleged duping money of several investors and later handed him over to the police.

During the preliminary investigation, it was ascertained that the accused youth, on the pretext of providing heavy profits by trading in the digital currency, lured many people at a computer centre near Gandhi field.

However, he failed to return the profits to the investors and embezzled crores of rupees.

While the accused is being questioned in the matter, police have launched a probe to ascertain the other people involved in the fraud.