Chandigarh: Ex-serviceman looking for job scammed for Rs 4.25 lakh

An ex-serviceman identified as Harjinder Singh (50) from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, was scammed of nearly Rs 4.25 lakh by a private security firm. The complainant had responded to an advertisement in a newspaper about jobs for ex-servicemen when he was asked to deposit advance security of ₹4.2 lakh, along with ₹4,500 as a fee for different paper works, as reported by the Hindustan Times.

The victim had visited the office of the employer, Prius Security and Allied Services, in Sector 17, Chandigarh, where he met a woman, who identified herself as Shreya Rana, the daughter of a Brigadier when he was offered the job and asked to pay the money. He was told there were around 60 employees of the company at their Jalandhar branch. After paying up the complainant was asked to come on a later day when his responsibilities would be explained to him.

However, when he approached the office on the given date he was asked to wait. Nearly three months after this when the company failed to provide him a job or refund his money, Harjinder filed a police complaint in November 2019. The company then promised to refund his money but failed to do so after which he filed a fresh complaint, as reported by the Hindustan Times. The Police have registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code at the Sector-17 police station.

In a similar incident earlier this week, the Mumbai crime branch arrested three persons for allegedly duping 22 people of Rs 20 lakh on the pretext of providing them jobs in foreign countries. The trio had promised the complainant that they would get jobs in foreign countries for 22 persons and took Rs 20.5 lakh from her, The Indian Express reported.

The complainant approached the Mumbai Police as the accused kept delaying the procedure. A police team tracked them to Vashi where two of the accused were staying. The investigating team apprehended the accused after their alleged role was confirmed in the case.