New Delhi: The investigators who have been investigating the Fake Territorial Army recruitment claimed that they have found that the gang had duped more than 40 innocent persons coming from the poor economic background.
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police claimed that the gang had used parks nearby Delhi Cantt to conduct fake physical ability tests.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) G Ramgopal Naik told the Millennium Post that during the investigation, the police team found that around 40-50 persons were duped by the gang of more than five lakh rupees and they were from the remote places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
"Many of the victims came from very poor family and had given money by taking the loan for the fake job," said Naik. They were desperately looking for employment in the Indian Army which was exploited by the three accused identified as Amit Kumar, Suni Kumar and Devender. The racket lured the victims in 2017.
The accused had chosen Bangalore and Delhi for the fake recruitment. Investigator claimed that the in 2017, the accused personally visited different states and targeted poor families by promising them a job with the Indian Army. One of the accused who was supposed to be an army personnel had conducted the fake physical and medical tests in Delhi Cantt.
"They conducted the test in the parks nearby the Cantt so that they can give the impression to the victims that the test is conducted in army premises," said the police official.
DCP Naik further claimed that the accused did not try to cheat the residents of Delhi-NCR as they suspected that they will get caught. The accused had given the victims fake appointment letters and then switched off their mobile phones when the case came to light.