Adilabad man held for duping youth with fake police job offer

A man from Mannoor village in Adilabad district was arrested for allegedly cheating a youth by promising a police job and collecting Rs 1 lakh. The accused failed to provide employment or return the money since 2018.

Adilabad: A man was arrested for allegedly duping a jobseeker under the guise of providing a placement with the police department in Gudihathnoor mandal centre on Wednesday.

Police said that Pad Raju from Mannoor village was apprehended for duping Swapnil of the same village by collecting Rs 1 lakh after promising to offer a police job.

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Trusting the words of Raju, Swapnil transferred Rs 1 lakh from his mother’s account in 2018. However, Raju neither provided the job, nor repaid the amount since then. Based on a complaint lodged by Swapnil, a case has been registered against Raju. Investigations have been taken up.

Police advised the public not to trust middlemen for police jobs. They urged the people to believe in official notifications and the recruitment process.