Maharashtra: Man booked for duping people on false job promise
A man has been booked for allegedly duping around 40 people to the tune of Rs. 60L by promising to get them jobs at government medical colleges in Maharashtra. A Thane resident, who is one of the victims, in a police complaint said in January 2010, he had met the accused, who claimed to be working on a senior position at Kolhapur's medical college.
Complainant, his relatives paid Rs. 1.5-2L each to the accused
The complainant, who runs a security agency, expressed the desire to expand his business and the accused offered to help, claiming that he had contacts with prominent personalities, Thane Police PRO Sukhada Narkar said. Lured by the offer, the complainant and some of his relatives allegedly paid Rs. 1.5-2L each to the accused to get work opportunities at medical colleges in Kolhapur, Pune, Nagpur.
Accused created fake website, gave bogus appointment letters to victims
The accused also created a fake website and posted a list of selected persons, from whom he had taken money, and gave them bogus appointment letters. However, when the victims did not get jobs, they realized that they were cheated. The accused had earlier also cheated people by claiming to be a doctor and forging signatures of a senior politician, Narkar quoted complainant.
FIR lodged against accused under various IPC sections
The Vartak Nagar police in Thane lodged an FIR against the accused yesterday under IPC sections pertaining to cheating, forgery, and criminal breach of trust, and also provisions of the Information Technology Act, the PRO said, adding that no arrest has been made so far.
