AURANGABAD: As many as seven people have been arrested by Hingoli police on charges of running a pan-India cheating racket for over a decade and duping number of youths on the pretext of getting them government jobs.
According to police, the whole racket was being run under the garb of service preparation institutes.
The suspects had also given forged appointment letters from various central and state government departments to the candidates.
It all started with a complaint filed by Pandit Thole hailing from Vasmat of Hingoli district.
The unemployed youth was duped by a member of this racket in the year 2018.
The suspect had offered him a permanent job in the railways and allegedly took Rs 10 lakh, before handing him a forged appointment letter.
Based on his complaint lodged on May 13, Hingoli police laid a trap in Nanded and arrested two accused — Ravindra alias Rabindra Sankua and Narendra Prasad (55).
Nanded range’s special IGP Nisar Tamboli said, “During probe, these duo revealed they are part of a pan-India racket that has duped number of youths from across the country by handing them forged appointment letters.” This was followed by the arrest of Satish Hankare (26), Anand Kamble (24), Gautam Phanse (56) and Abhay Redkar alias Rane (48).
Hingoli superintendent of police Rakesh Kalasagar said, “After arresting these accused, our teams finally managed to nab the kingpin, Santoshkumar Saroj (29).”
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