Jammu and Kashmir Police today busted a fake job racket and arrested three people who were allegedly duping people on the pretext of providing jobs in government departments against heavy cash payments. Acting on a complaint lodged at the Ram Munshi Bagh Police Station here, the police started investigation into the fake job racket which led to the arrest of three people who had allegedly taken Rs 57 lakh from 18 people for getting them government jobs, a police spokesman said.
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The police also recovered fake appointment letters with government departmental logos, relieving and transfer orders and service books with fake seal and signature of government officials. Several lower rung government and bank officials were also believed to be involved in the scam, the spokesman said, adding that police had called up two officials for questioning. “Police are looking for four other people who are believed to be the masterminds in the scam and are evading arrest,” he said. The police also raided a documentation centre in HMT area of the city where fake appointment letters and identity cards were being printed, he said, adding that the computer centre owner was arrested and all the material used for printing was seized.
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