In a major breakthrough, the LB Nagar Special Operations Team and Pocharam IT Corridor police have arrested three individuals involved in a massive job fraud scam, defrauding job seekers of over ₹5 crore. The arrested suspects are Shaik Bade Saheb, a private company employee from Saroornagar, Muthoju Laxmana Chary from Dilsukhnagar, and M. Ramaswamy, a real estate businessman from Kothapet. Two other suspects, Mohd Malik from Bengaluru and Akash from West Bengal, are still absconding.
The scam was uncovered following a complaint lodged by Kasarapu Tirupati, a businessman from Pocharam village, on September 4. According to the complaint, Ramaswamy, one of the accused, had falsely claimed that his son had secured a government job through an insider connection and offered to help others in securing similar positions. Tirupati, believing the claim, introduced Ramaswamy to his friends Ramchander and Sammaiah, and they collectively paid Ramaswamy large sums of money for government job promises. Tirupati paid Rs12 lakh, while the other two paid Rs16 lakh each.
The accused then provided the victims with fake appointment letters and ID cards, leading them to believe that they had been successfully hired for government and IT sector jobs. However, when the victims realized that the job offers were fraudulent, Ramaswamy disappeared after promising to return the money.
The investigation revealed that Saheb, one of the arrested suspects, had previously been involved in a similar scam where he promised a constable job to a youth and deceived them with a fake offer. Saheb had worked as a subcontractor for contracting agencies, where he hired unemployed individuals for data updating work, promising them regular employment later. He also created a fake website designed to look legitimate, which he used to further deceive his victims into believing they were being hired for government and IT positions.
The police have successfully arrested the three accused, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the absconding suspects. Investigators are also focusing on identifying more victims who may have fallen prey to the scam.