Police on Friday busted a cyber-fraud gang by arresting six persons, including five women, who had duped people of lakhs of rupees online.
The arrestees were identified as Asish Padhi, Damayanti Martha, Madhusmita Das, Debasmita Das, Bishnupriya Satpathy and Sarojini Swain.
According to sources, one Deepak Panda of Brahmapur had lodged a complaint alleging that he was duped of nearly `1 lakh on the promise of a lucrative return of `5 lakh.
Acting on the complaint, a special team of the Brahmapur Cyber police launched a probe and arrested three accused from Kendrapada and one each from Sambalpur and Puri.
After detailed interrogation, the police have unearthed a massive cyber fraud racket. The cops said not only Deepak but around 2,000 people across the State have been duped in the online fraud.
Police said that the girls used to lure prospective clients by speaking to them on phone and, after winning their confidence tactfully; they seek queries on certification and clearance of their organisation and later ask them to deposit money.
