The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Debabrata Dutta, an absconding accused in a chit-fund scam case. The accused, then proprietor of DNB Food Processing Pvt. Ltd., in criminal conspiracy with others, had misappropriated the funds to the tune of over 17 crore rupees which was illegally collected from gullible depositors.

The CBI in a statement said that the accused was absconding and did not cooperate with the investigation. The accused was traced on the basis of source information and finally has been arrested on Friday from Siliguri, West Bengal. He is being brought on transit remand from Siliguri and will be produced before the Competent Court in Bhubaneswar.