Guwahati, Jun 29: Assam Police has busted a fake job racket and arrested seven people for swindling people of lakhs of rupees on the promise of providing government employment, officials said on Monday.
According to officials, the gang allegedly used to issue forged appointment letters with fabricated government seals and false recruitment notices in the name of the Water Resources Department.
“The accused, operating as part of an organised racket, allegedly cheated job-seeking youths of substantial sums of money,” an official said.
“Victims were made to believe that they were being offered legitimate government employment. A case has been registered at CID Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),” the official said.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police has made significant progress in dismantling the criminal network.
In a series of sustained operations, the Assam CID arrested seven people from different districts, he said, and advised people to verify the authenticity of the government’s recruitment notices through official channels and to refrain from making any payment for employment.(PTI)
