CBI Arrests Absconder in ₹17 Crore Odisha Chit‑Fund Scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Debabrata Dutta, former proprietor of DNB Food Processing Pvt. Ltd., in Siliguri, West Bengal, for his alleged role in misappropriating over Rs 17 crore from depositors in Odisha.

Dutta, who had been declared an absconder in December 2022, was apprehended following a Non‑Bailable Warrant issued in August 2024.

He will be produced before a Bhubaneswar court on transit remand.

The case involves violations under the Indian Penal Code and the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978.

Investigators allege that Dutta failed to cooperate with the probe and diverted funds collected from unsuspecting depositors.

In a separate action, the CBI also arrested Roop Singh, a Proclaimed Offender absconding for nearly 23 years in a Maharashtra case involving misappropriation of goods worth Rs 9 lakh.

His arrest follows the November 2025 capture of co-accused Arjun Singh, who had evaded authorities for 22 years.

These arrests highlight the CBI’s intensified crackdown on long‑pending financial fraud and misappropriation cases across India.