Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Jan 22: The police busted unfair attempts of a man to lure innocent youth on the name of providing Government jobs here and arrested the accused.
Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said that on Thursday a complaint was received from one Iftikhar Khan, son of Khan Mir, a resident of Tarkasi in Kotranka who alleged therein that one Altaf Hussain, son of Sher Mohd, resident of Rehan village in Kotranka projected himself as Naib Tehsildar to the applicant and induced the applicant to pay an amount of five lakh rupees for providing job in Finance Department.
The complainant also stated that accused later on provided an appointment letter which on verification turned to be fake and forged and accused thereby deceived the applicant and grabbed his hard earned money.
Taking cognizance of the complaint, SSP said, a case under relevant sections of law was registered in Kandi Police Station and team of police headed by Insp Ashiq Hussain of Police Post Peeri under the supervision of DSP OPs Rajouri, Imtiaz Ahmed started investigation during which accused was found missing but after hectic efforts and technical surveillance, he was arrested from Jammu.
Duiring investigation, it came to fore that said fraudster has deceived many other job aspirants and grabbed a huge amount from them which is expected to run around seventy lakhs.
Fraudster has also taken attested copies of certificates and photographs of applicant on the name of providing them job.
SSP further informed that a case FIR No. 05/2021 U/S 419/420/465/467/471 IPC has been registered at PS Kandi against the accused. The investigation was in progress. He said a MG Hector vehicle valuing over Rs 20 lakhs has been seized from the possession of accused.
Kohli said prima facia, it has come to fore that dozens of job aspirants have been cheated by said fraudster on the name of providing job.
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