HYDERABAD: A suspended superintendent of panchayat raj department in Mulugu district and two of his associates were arrested by Task Force sleuths on Saturday on the charges of duping gullible unemployed youth under the pretext of getting them jobs in government department and collecting money.
Police said the prime accused A Raj Kumar, who was suspended by the panchaya raj department, along with A Veeramani and C Pandu were arrested and fake offer letters recovered from them. Police said the trio collected cash in the range of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh from jobseekers.
As per their modus operandi, Veeramani and Pandu look out for gullible youngsters and promise them to provide government jobs by introducing them to Raj Kumar. Raj Kumar tells them that he has a lot of clout with superior officers in the panchayat raj department and can help them to get government jobs.
To gain the confidence of the jobseekers, Raj Kumar would take them to the office of panchayat raj department and make them stand outside while he will go inside the office. After returning to the parking lot where the victims will be waiting, the accused would tell them that he had spoken to the officials concerned and that their appointment letters were on their way. “He would collect the money and do the vanishing act,” police said.
Police said Raj Kumar was previously involved in some criminal cases.
