Railway job racket: Over 100 duped; victims made to undergo medical tests, training in Delhi

More than 100 youngsters were cheated of several lakhs after being promised jobs in the Indian Railways.

Hyderabad: In what appears to be one of the most elaborately planned job rackets of recent times, with victims made to appear for medical tests, training for three months and at least four trips to Delhi, more than 100 youngsters were cheated of several lakhs after being promised jobs in the Indian Railways. Two key persons of the gang that masterminded the racket were arrested by the Cyberabad police on Thursday.

Police, who seized Rs 6 lakh, fake job appointment letters, ID cards and other material, identified the two as Sarvesh Sahu alias Ashok Kumar (32) from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, and Abdul Majid alias Srinivas (26), a realtor from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. Two suspects, Mishra from Delhi and Dinesh from Kolkata, were absconding. The gang was involved in three cases in the Rajendranagar and Malkajgiri police limits.

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Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said Majid created a fake Facebook account and WhatsApp group using an alternate mobile number and posted details on jobs in the Indian Railways. Job aspirants attracted to the post called him and he promised them jobs through one Ashok Kumar, who he said was working at the Railway Headquarters in New Delhi.

“Believing him, several job aspirants filled online application forms which he sent through a link on WhatsApp. Majid further made phone calls to the candidates asking them to deposit Rs 50,000 towards a medical test,” Sajjanar said, adding that after getting the money, he asked them to attend a medical test at the Railway Hospital in Delhi, where fake staff deployed by the gang would collect samples and give the candidate fake medical certificates.

“Those willing to work in Delhi were asked to report to the DRM Office at Pahad Gunj, Delhi and those willing to work in South India to report at the DRM Office at Kharagpur, where they were handed over fake job appointment letters and asked to pay Rs 2 lakh before joining. After depositing the money, they would be called for ‘training’ in West Bengal or Delhi as per the wish of the aspirants,” the Commissioner said.

There, the aspirants were provided fake training for three months and sent home. A few days later, they were asked to pay Rs 3 lakh for ID cards and other documents for various posts.
“After depositing the money, the aspirants were again called to Delhi to collect ID cards and other documents. There, they were given fake documents to join the job after two days. It was when they went to the Railways to join that they realised they were cheated,” Sajjanar said, adding that there could be many more victims of the racket.

 

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