Chief Judicial Magistrate Manas Kumar Panda awarded Sethy 5 years' imprisonment under Section 420 and 120 (B) of the IPC.
He was also sentenced to two years and one year imprisonment under sections of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation (Banning) Act.
The punishments would run concurrently.
The court also directed Sethy to pay Rs 2 lakh to the complainant as compensation and in default he would undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.
Raghumani Das of Burla had deposited Rs 6 lakh with the Artha Tatwa Group in April 2012 after being assured of good return. However, he did not get any money and lodged a complaint with the police.
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