Chhattisgarh Police on Saturday arrested a 50-year-old contractual officer of a government-run sugar factory here for cheating 16 persons of Rs 17 lakhs on the pretext of providing them jobs and promotions. Kabirdham Superintendent of Police Dr Lal Umed Singh identified him as Damodar Kirti from Odisha. Presently, Kirti is posted as a Chemist Officer in the Lauh Purush Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel sugar factory in Pandariya, he said. He cheated Palan Singh Bais and 15 others.
Kirti was nabbed from Bagrgarh in Odisha after a cheating case was lodged by the victims on Friday.
He told the police that he took the money from the victims by promising them jobs and promotions in the sugar factory.