Nagpur: Sitabuldi Police in Nagpur uncovered a job racket, in which several youths were duped of lakhs of rupees on promise of jobs in Ordnance Factories. The accused were conducting bogus examinations for the job aspirants in their office and issuing fake appointment letters, said police.
Sitabuldi Police have registered a case of fraud against five scamsters, including the Director of Soundarya Institute and Financial Services housed in Baba Taj Building, Dharampeth. The accused named in the case are Rajeev Hiraswamy Reddy, a resident of Aman Golden Palace, Nikhare Layout, Mankapur; Mirza Wasim Baig Rashid Baig, a resident of Gulshan Nagar, Yavatmal; Suraj Rajkumar Ghorpade and his wife Sonali Suraj Ghorpade from Buddha Nagar, Tehsil Deoli, Dist Wardha; and Shailesh Babarao Kolhe from Mahalaxmi Nagar, Nagpur.
The case was registered based on a complaint filed by Pinkesh Vitthal Borkar, a 32- year-old medical representative at Corona Remedies Private Limited, Ahmedabad. Police said that Reddy is the mastermind of the racket and he went absconding after receiving inputs about the police action. According to police, Pinkesh and his wife relocated to Naik Nagar for accommodation in 2018.Two months later, the accused Suraj and Sonali, also tenants in Naik Nagar, forged a friendship with Pinkesh.
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Suraj presented Pinkesh with a bogus appointment letter from Ordnance Factory issued in 2018 to gain Pinkesh’s trust. Assuring Pinkesh of a job opportunity, Suraj escorted him to the office of Soundarya Institute and Financial Services, in November. There, Pinkesh was introduced to Reddy, who claimed to have a prominent familial connection within Ordnance Factories. Reddy demanded Rs 4 lakh for the job. On December 31, Pinkesh visited the office with Suraj, where he handed over a cheque of Rs one lakh to Reddy, along with photocopies of his Aadhaar and PAN cards, and two photographs.
Reddy obtained Pinkesh’s signature on a form before collecting the full amount. Despite paying the amount, Pinkesh never secured the promised employment, police said. Pinkesh and others, including Ashish Bannagare, Nitin Tamgire, Atul Wankhede, Mangala Wankhede, Prashant Bire, Swapnil Raghorte, Pawan Mankar, Balish Kumar Dabrase, Abhishek Ramgirikar, and Nikhilesh Reddy, collectively lost a total of Rs 43.50 lakh in the fraudulent scheme.
An offence under Sections 120 (b), 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of IPC was registered by Sitabuldi Police.
