CHENNAI: Central crime branch sleuths have arrested two more people for cheating job aspirants by giving them fake appointment orders and seized Rs 5 lakh, five sovereigns of gold and three mobiles from them.
Police had earlier arrested two people in connection with the scam. Inquiring with them led to the apprehension of two more. The arrested were identified as S Venkatachalam, 58, alias Ramani of Mandaveli and P Devaraj, 63, of Pattabiram. Police said Venkatachalam was the one who created the fake orders by photocopying original order and sent them to victims via post. Devaraj who retired as a driver in the secretariat acted as a broker and received Rs 3lakh each from 12 aspirants.
Police said they claimed to have given the amount to one Nagendra Rao, the main accused who has already been arrested along with Gnanasekar, an office assistant at the industries department.