Bidar police busted a fake job racket that promised jobs to 15 youth from Bidar in the Indian Railways and robbed them of Rs. 1.35 crore.
They arrested Sanjay Sharma, New Delhi based railway employee, Satish Kulkarni, a constable with the Central Reserve Police Force, and three middlemen from Bhalki - Raju Nelgi, Shekar Nelgi and Manik Nelgi. Another accused Vishnu Rathod of Kalaburgi is on the run. The arrested have been remanded in judicial custody.
The police said they convinced aspirants that they could get them jobs under the Railway Minister’s quota and took money from them. The police have recovered Rs. 88 lakh from the accused.
“The racket was well-organised. The accused gave fake appointment orders to the victims and took them for ‘training’ in the railway station. The victims were made to roam around the railway stations in New Delhi and perform small chores at the station, without attracting the attention of regular employees,” said Prakash Nikam, Superintendent of Police. He also said that the arrested took money from the candidates after this elaborate process, to gain their trust. After a few weeks of “training”, they were sent back to their native places on “leave”. “Following this, they remained out of reach of the gullible youth,” he said.
A team of circle inspector Ali Sab arrested the middlemen first in Bidar district and then arrested Satish Kulkarni and Sanjay Sharma in New Delhi. The Delhi based duo met the aspirants by asking them to meet them near important landmarks, such as like Parliament House or Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mr. Nikam said and added that it was likely that the arrested cheated youth from neighbouring districts and Maharashtra as well.
