Bhubaneswar: Pahala police in Bhubaneswar arrested a 40-year-old man on Sunday for allegedly cheating a youth of Rs 10.53 lakh on the false promise of securing him a job at a PSU.The accused, identified as Prasanta Kumar Das (40), was arrested following a complaint lodged by the 25-year-old victim on Nov 7.“Das, a neighbour of the victim, collected the money in multiple instalments from Aug 2025, assuring him that he would arrange employment in GAIL India. However, when the promised job failed to materialise and the accused did not return the money, the victim approached us,” a police officer said.