Case against website for displaying fake job notification

Press Trust of India  |  Hyderabad 

A case was today registered against a website for allegedly displaying a fake job claiming that it was issued by the Telangana Agro Development Corporation.

The Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department took up the matter after it was brought to its notice that some fraudsters had created a website and posted a recruitment purportedly issued by the Corporation thereby misleading job aspirants and unemployed youth, an official release said.

"Upon verification, the recruitment on the website http://telangana.gred.co.in/ was found to be fake and mala fide," the release said.

The also issued a clarification that it did not issue any such job notification.

After this a complaint was lodged and the Cyber Security Wing of city police registered a case and is investigating the matter, it said.

Job aspirants and unemployed youth have been requested not to fill the application forms and pay money on the website as it is displaying fake job notifications, the release added.

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First Published: Tue, May 22 2018. 20:40 IST