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Two held for duping people with fake jobs offers in ONGC

NEW DELHI: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a fake interstate job recruitment racket with the arrest of two men identified as Naveen Kumar and Himanshu Suman, both Noida residents. Cops on Saturday said that the duo has duped many job seekers on the pretext of providing them employment in ONGC.

Cops said that a case was registered after a complaint received from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) alleging fake recruitment by unscrupulous persons. One of the victims from Bhiwani, Haryana, was traced and his statement was recorded.

Through sources, cops found out that Naveen alias Captain was the mastermind of the racket.

On July 11, a police team arrested him near Rajiv Chowk Metro station. During investigation, ATM cards, fake rubber stamps of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, booking receipts of postal department, envelopes, letters and a format for medical examination were recovered from Naveen's possession. A laptop, printers and scanner, as well as papers used for preparation of fake documents were also recovered later.

Based on Naveen's revelation, his associate Himanshu was also arrested later. Himanshu used to provide vehicle and accommodation to Kumar, said cops.

Explaining the modus operandi, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar said, "Naveen would lure unemployed youth by posing as a Navy officer and would boast of connections in government departments. He, along with Himanshu, would take money from the victims and promise them good jobs in ONGC."

"They would ask the victims to provide copy of educational qualification documents on WhatsApp and then the duo would send a 'Confirmation Letter' to the victim through registered post," the senior police official said.

Later, the victims would be called for a medical examination at an ayurvedic hospital in Kasna, Gautam Budh Nagar, where only a blood sample was drawn.

They would then send an 'Appointment Letter' to the victim by registered post, directing them to reach the ONGC headquarters at Vasant Kunj, Delhi.

Only after reaching the ONGC office on the designated date and time did the victims out that they had been duped.

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