Bhubaneswar, Oct 23
The Sambalpur Police in Odisha on Thursday arrested two fraudsters on the charges of duping around 2,000 people of around Rs 2 crore on the pretext of facilitating the victims for jobs related to sweeping and sanitation work at various government offices in Sambalpur Municipality areas.
The accused persons have been identified as Samrat Ray alias Rahul, 32, of Kshetrajpur area and Padmalaya Tandi alias Padmavati, 34, of Burla area in Sambalpur district.
The Sambalpur SP also informed that Rs 62 lakh along with two vehicles have been recovered from the possession of the fraudsters.
They organised meetings in various areas and collected Rs 12,000 from each individual, promising to offer them employment with daily wages of Rs 400.