Man booked for cheating 50 candidates on pretext of govt jobs

Noida: A group of job seekers on Sunday filed a complaint against a man, accusing him of employement fraud in Noida’s Sector 22. Police said that the suspect allegedly

Noida: A group of job seekers on Sunday filed a complaint against a man, accusing him of employement fraud in Noida’s Sector 22. Police said that the suspect allegedly ran a placement agency in Sector 22. They said he had allegedly received money from about 50 candidates ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000, and promised government teacher’ and legal advisors’ jobs at the block-level, based on the candidates’ qualifications.

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Prabhat Dixit, the in-charge of Sector 24 police station, said a group of candidates has filed a complaint against the suspect.

“The suspect used to provide training for two-three months on the pretext of facilitating government jobs. He used to charge money from each candidate. The job seekers said that some of them were also handed over offer letters of jobs as government teachers. These teachers were also made to work at some schools in Western UP. However, when they did not get the salary, they suspected foul play and approached the police,” Dixit said.

When the candidates reached the suspect’s office, they found him absconding and the office closed. Charu, a resident of Ghaziabad, told the police that the suspect had promised her a job as a teacher. “The suspect used to call her to some government offices to instill faith that he had networks in the government,” she alleged.

Police said that they are investigating if these candidates had worked in some government school or in private school. “We sent a team at the suspects’ institute and found him absconding. We are investigating the matter from all angles. A case will be registered after a primary investigation is conducted,” Dixit said.