In Cuttack district, officials reached Nishchintakoili early in the morning and searched two key locations. One team inspected the ancestral home of Bijay Raut in Natakai village. Another team checked the residence of Jitendra Ojha in Ramakrishnapur panchayat. Officers reviewed documents and questioned people connected to these properties to trace the money flow.

Search operations also expanded to other locations linked to company employees, showing that the investigation now covers a wider network.

In Bhubaneswar, ED teams conducted major searches at two places, including the Nayapalli residence of Nikunj Samantaray. Officers focused on verifying documents, assets and links to the chit fund activities of the Adarsh Group.

The agency aims to uncover financial transactions and identify assets built through illegal collections. The investigation continues across multiple locations in the state.

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More than 1,000 women deposited money and received fake Federal Bank slips. The company also opened fake accounts to look genuine. On Tuesday, when the loan date arrived, hundreds of women reached the office. They found the doors locked. Within minutes, the news spread across the area.

People gathered outside the rented house and began shouting in anger. Some threw stones at the building. A sit-in protest blocked the main road, causing traffic jams.

Police reached the spot and controlled the crowd. Officers assured the victims that the accused would be caught soon. Residents said the landlord also acted carelessly by renting the office without checking details.

The investigation has named Praveen Mishra as the mastermind. Residents have been advised to stay alert because more such fake banks may be operating in the district.

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