Fake government job scam: Accused, including lawyers, sent to jail
Updated: Oct 30th, 2024
In the recent developments of the government job scam of ₹3.25 cr, where aspirants were offered fake offer letters for the posts of deputy collector and class 1 officers, the accused who were in CBI custody have been sent to jail.
Among those accused are two lawyers, Jaldeep Tailor and Jitendra Prajapati.
During the last court hearing, Advocate Anil Kella argued that the two lawyers had nothing to do with the case and that there was insufficient evidence against them.
The CBI requested a 14-day remand of the accused, but Advocate Kella opposed this, leading the court to grant only a five-day remand for the necessary inquiry and investigation.
Advocate Kella argued that the two lawyers were falsely arrested and had no connection to the crime. And police have not found any evidence against the lawyers.
Additionally, the police apprehended a person known as Vaghela in connection with the case.
A total of eight individuals have been charged, of which five have been sent to jail. One individual, Yogesh Patel, has applied for bail in the Sessions Court to prevent his arrest.
Two accused remain at large, and a search for them is ongoing.
What was the scam?
The 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.
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.
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