The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Chennai City Police has arrested a 37-year-old accused for cheating job aspirants to the tune of ₹44.5 lakh while claiming that he was a relative of former Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam.
According to the police, the complainant Kamalakannan, a retired SBI officer, was introduced to one J. Madhanagopal, of Madhavaram, in 2016. Madhanagopal claimed that he was influential among officials in government departments as he was a nephew of the former Deputy Chief Minister.
He promised Mr. Kamalakannan that he would get jobs for his daughters under the minister’s quota and received ₹44.5 lakh from him. Subsequently, Madhanagopal gave him appointment orders, which were later found to be fake.
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The police arrested Madhanagopal, who had been on the run, and seized fake seals, letter pads, gold jewellery, a laptop, two mobile phones, ₹63,000 in cash, a two-wheeler and a car from him. He was remanded in judicial custody.