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Five arrested for fake job recruitment racket
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The accused allegedly contacted candidates whose details were procured through a job-recruitment platform and induced them to make successive payments on the pretext of completing different stages of the recruitment process, police said.
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New Delhi: Five people have been arrested for allegedly running a fake recruitment racket targeting job seekers with bogus offers of employment in an automobile and other reputed companies, the Delhi Police said on Sunday.
The accused allegedly contacted candidates whose details were procured through a job-recruitment platform and induced them to make successive payments on the pretext of completing different stages of the recruitment process, police said. The arrested accused were identified as Satish Chander Maurya (30), Bindia alias Mahi (20), Preeti alias Supriya (22), Prachi alias Sweety (19) and Radhika alias Bhumi (19), they said. Police said the racket came to light on September 1 when personnel of the north district, received information about a suspected fraudulent call centre operating in the Sangam Vihar-Jharoda Majra area.
“A raid was conducted, and three accused were found operating the setup and making calls to prospective job seekers. Two other accused were subsequently traced and arrested during further investigation,” a senior police officer said. The accused allegedly offered posts including data entry operator, data analyst, web designer and accountant in different companies and demanded money under fabricated recruitment-related charges. Victims were initially asked to pay Rs 499 as courier charges, followed by demands of Rs 1,500 for uniform, Rs 3,500 for laptop security, Rs 5,500 for account opening, Rs 6,500 for medical security and Rs 8,500 for affidavit charges, police said. The total amount demanded at different stages was Rs 25,999. During the operation, police recovered 12 mobile phones, a tablet, seven ATM/debit cards, two bank passbooks, three notepads containing mobile numbers and Rs 6,730 in cash.
