The Indore police with help of Kendrapada district’s Pattamundai cops on Friday arrested a 65-year-old man, Kalpataru Biswal of Penthapala village, on the charge of duping an Indore man of `11 lakh while dealing in real estate business last year.
Then, the Indore police produced Kalpataru before the CJM Court and took him on remand.
According to Choudakulat police outpost ASI Basant Satapathy, Kalpataru was working in a real estate firm in Indore and staying in a 37,800 sq feet flat at Tulsiram Nagar area there. Six months back, he allegedly sold out half of the flat he was staying in at `11 lakh to one Vibek of Sadhi Minar. later, Vibek came to know that Kalpataru sold half of the flat to him on forged documents. He then lodged an FIR in the Tukoganj police station against Kalpataru.
Police registered a case and started investigation. From Kalpataru’s PAN card, the police knew permanent address of Kalpataru.