NHRC to investigate job racket conning tribal youths to pose as surrendering Naxalites

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a surrender scam was allegedly perpetrated by a former Military Intelligence officer with the knowledge of CRPF officers to lure in tribal youths in search of jobs in Jharkhand to pose as Naxalites desiring to surrender. In exchange, some of them had to sell their personal belongings like motorcycle, land to arrange for money which could secure them a job in Army, Para-Military or State Police through illegal means. But not everyone allegedly conned was rewarded. The media report cited example of 18 victims of such a scam.