The Chennai police have arrested a 52-year-old man who was an office assistant at the Secretariat,for allegedly cheating job aspirants by promising to get them government jobs.
Police identified the accused as E. Nixon, 52 of Mangalapuram, Chetpet, an office assistant. He was arrested by Fort Police based on a complaint from E. Rajamurugababu, 50 of Villivakkam. Rajamurugababuhad paid ₹14.05 lakh to Nixon for arranging jobs for five aspirants. After receiving the money, he failed to get the jobs as promised and did not return the money.
He was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.