Gang dupes 3,000 job seekers across India

At least 3,000 job aspirants from across the country were duped of more than ₹12 lakh allegedly by a gang of cons, who were running a job racket from a house in east Delhi and offering employment in the Union agriculture ministry. The racket was busted on Monday by crime branch. Two gang members have been detained so far, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Bhisham Singh said the gang had created a fake website, “panditdeendayalkrishivikas.com” and were accepting applications for recruitment on various posts in the agriculture ministry. An advertisement regarding the vacant posts were uploaded on the website on October 6 and the last date of submitting the applications was fixed as October 28, said the police.

“In a bid to make the fake recruitment drive look genuine, the racketeers had given the postal address of Krishi Bhawan for submitting the forms... They had mentioned details of a bank account and the applicants were directed to make the payment in the account through demand draft,” said DCP Singh.

“Several fake websites promising jobs have come to our notice. We are constantly running scrolls and alerts on the agriculture ministry’s website to make people aware and prevent fraud,” a ministry official said.

“We contacted the bank concerned and collected details about the account holder. Through technical surveillance we identified the internet protocol (IP) address... Further probe led to the apprehension of two men from a house in east Delhi,” said the officer. HTC

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