Ex-serviceman looking for job loses ₹4.25 lakh

The ex-serviceman, Harjinder Singh, 50, who hails from Shahid Bhagar Singh Nagar, had paid the money to a firm as security deposit after being hired as a branch manager; but he neither got the job nor the money back

An ex-serviceman looking for a job was duped of ₹4.25 lakh by a security firm.

Chandigarh Police have registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. (iStock)

In his complaint, Harjinder Singh, 50, who hails from Shahid Bhagar Singh Nagar, said on July 19, 2019, he saw an advertisement in a newspaper about jobs for ex-servicemen.

He visited the office of the employer, Prius Security and Allied Services, in Sector 17, Chandigarh, where he met a woman, who identified herself as Shreya Rana, the daughter of a Brigadier.

After their interaction, Harjinder said he was hired as the branch manager of the company’s Jalandhar office, but was told to deposit advance security of ₹4.2 lakh, along with ₹4,500 as fee for different paper works, with an assurance that there were around 60 employees at the Jallandhar branch.

Harjinder said he paid the money and was told to visit the branch on August 1, 2019, when he will be told about his responsibilities. But when he approached the office on August 1, he was asked to wait.

Acting on his complaint, police registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code at the Sector-17 police station on Tuesday.