Pune doctor duped of Rs 1.6 crore over government job promise

PUNE: Four persons, including a woman, have allegedly cheated a 36-year-old doctor to the tune of Rs1.6 crore on the pretext of giving a job in the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises.
The doctor runs a dental clinic in Navi Sangvi area. He has lodged an FIR in this regard with the Sangvi police station on November 26.

According to the police, the incident occurred between September 4, 2020, and November 26. The doctor had come in contact with the accused through his relatives, said the police.
“The complainant said one of the accused had told him that he works in the Mantralay, and he will give him a job in the ministry. For this purpose, he had paid the amount through multiple transactions, including through cheques,” said investigating officer Dilip Jadhav, assistant police inspector of Sangvi police station.
Jadhav said they are verifying every information provided by the complainant in his statement.
“We have sought details from the Mantralay to check the authenticity of the person. At this juncture, we are in the process of getting necessary information related to the fraud to establish further links in the case,” Jadhav added.
The police said the government has a proper procedure for the recruitment of each posting. Therefore, people should study the procedure before paying money to people for securing jobs in the government.
“Many fraudsters take advantage of people’s desperation to get government jobs and take money from them. We register at least 20 such cases in a year across all police stations under the jurisdiction of the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate,” said a senior police officer.