Rajkot: Six youngsters lost Rs 68 lakh to fraudsters who lured them with the promise of a job in the India Railways. The Rajkot detection of crime branch (DCB) on Wednesday booked three persons for cheating following a complaint filed by the father of one of the victims.
DCB booked Shailesh Dalsaniya, a native of Falla village of Jamnagar, who lives in Rajkot; Kalpesh Sheth, a resident of Ahmedabad and Iqbal Khatri, from Rajpipla town in Narmada district based on a complaint filed by Ghanshyam Chudasama (40), a resident of Gokul Tenament on Jamnagar road in Rajkot.
Chudasama alleged that the trio who had an office in Limda Chowk in Rajkot cheated six youths, including his son Jayvirsinh with the promise of a permanent job with the Indian Railways.
According to the police complaint, Chudasama had approached Dalsaniya last year for getting his son Jayvirsinh and others a government job. “Dalsaniya promised jobs in railways, but asked for money. He made the victims file application forms and also sent them for interview in New Delhi,” said a police officer.
In New Delhi, the victims were given job offer letters and about two week ago, all six youths were asked to report at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for training, he added.
However, on reaching Lucknow, Jayvirsinh was suspended from training for not paying the full amount. The Jayvirsinh got suspicious and told his father what had happened. After inquiring about Dalsaniya and others, Chidasama approached the police.
Police suspect that the accused were part of a larger racket of luring job aspirants across the country. They also suspect that the training centre in Lucknow was also bogus one.
“We are trying to find out how many youths from Rajkot have become a victim of this job scam and how big was it,” said police.