India
Mastermind of fake Indian Army, Railways, ONGC recruitment racket arrested
(PTI desk)
A 39-year-old mastermind of a fake Indian Territorial Army recruitment racket was arrested from Uttarakhand's Haridwar, police said yesterday. Yogender alias Bunty, a resident of Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, was heading an inter-state racket that was cheating the unemployed rural youths on the pretext of arranging jobs in the Army, the Indian Railways, and the ONGC, they said.
Gang would take fake physical tests, medical examination, fake interviews
On May 3, one Sudheer, a resident of Charkhi Dadri, registered a complaint alleging that he was cheated of Rs. 5L by the gang for a job in the Army, said Ram Gopal Naik, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). The gang used to take fake physical tests in Army grounds and fake medical examination in Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt area, along with fake interviews.
Gang has retired, serving Army personnel as its members
The gang would also give fake joining letters, Naik said. Police zeroed in on the gang and arrested its five members- Amit Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Pradeep, Devender, and Sandeep. During their interrogation they disclosed that Yogender was the mastermind of the racket, Naik said. Police also got to know that the racket had serving and retired Army personnel as its members, the DCP added.
Yogender had a reward of Rs. 50,000 on his head
Yogender was previously involved in several offenses, Naik said. A reward of Rs. 50,000 was declared on his arrest. Following an input, he was nabbed from Haridwar on Thursday. Nine mobile phones, 19 SIM cards, and a car were recovered from his possession, Naik said.
