Conman makes Rs 1 cr by promising fake jobs
The incident came to light when the complainant, in his 30s, approached us saying he paid Rs 2 lakh to the accused of a job over six months ago.
The Cuffe Parade police have registered a case of cheating against a former Navy officer for allegedly duping several people on the pretext of giving them jobs in the Merchant Navy.
According to the police, the accused would promise people of giving them jobs in the Merchant Navy and would charge the job seekers from Rs 90 thousand to Rs 1.5 lakh. The police said the accused when was in a service had managed to get the people job in Navy but before his retirement, he took money from several people but did not give them any job. “He would use his clout and promise jobs to people in several profiles. Sometimes, he gave jobs without any proper procedure and documentation. Later, he took the money from dozens and promised them jobs. However, the candidates never got any jobs,” said a police officer from Cuffe Parade Police Station.
The incident came to light when the complainant, in his 30s, approached us saying he paid Rs 2 lakh to the accused of a job over six months ago.
“After the first complaint was lodged, we received more applications against the accused. The complainant has claimed that the accused showed them forged documents. We are probing from all the angles and the accused. The accused has made more than Rs one crore,” said another police officer.