The Criminal Investigation Department has secured a 7-day remand for four persons  – Jaldeep Tailor, Jitendra Prajapati, Ankit Pandya, and Hitesh Sen – arrested in connection with a scam that duped youths by promising them government jobs. The accused were presented before the Gheekanta court, where the Chief Judicial Magistrate granted the remand.

During the hearing, Public Prosecutor Manisha Sendre detailed the nature of the scam, stating that the accused lured aspiring candidates with false promises of securing them positions as Class 1 officers. 

Sendre highlighted the need for an extended remand, raising critical questions regarding the flow of the scammed money. She requested the court to consider inquiries into whether the accused had made any investments in movable or immovable properties and the identities of individuals who benefited from the funds. 

The court acknowledged the gravity of the situation and granted a 7-day remand despite the CID’s request for a 14-day remand.

What was the scam?

Scammers had duped youths in Ahmedabad of ₹3.25 crore with fake offer letters for government jobs.

The accused had claimed to have direct contact with Gujarat government officials and promised jobs in positions such as deputy collector and Class 1, extracting money from the victims.

The accused promised the victims that they would be given jobs without taking exams, asserting that they had connections with GPSC officers. They demanded ₹3 crore per position for placements in top GPSC Class 1 job positions.

They produced fake offer letters for the jobs and collected a total of ₹3.25 crore from the victims.

After receiving the money, the accused began declining the victims’ calls. Following this, the victims checked the documents they had received and discovered that they were fake.

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