An Ahmedabad court handed a three-day remand to an accused for impersonating an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and promising government jobs to gullible persons.

Presenting their case in court, crime branch officials sought a 10-day remand against accused Mehul Shah. 

The prosecutor stated that the accused was not cooperating with the police. The investigation is still ongoing and to determine how Shah created the fake appointment letters and who else was involved in the scam, they needed the remand.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that two individuals, Afazal and Yasin, were also involved in the scam, but they have not been arrested yet. The police will need more information from Shah to nab them. The extent of the scam, including how many people were tricked into paying for fake government jobs, is also still under investigation.

After hearing the arguments, the court granted a three-day remand.

Who is Mehul Shah and what is the fake government job scam?

Mehul Shah posed as an IAS officer in Ahmedabad and duped many individuals under the pretense of offering them government jobs. He scammed job seekers by issuing counterfeit appointment letters from the District Education Officer for government clerk positions and collected lakhs of rupees in exchange.

How did the scam come to light?

The scam was uncovered after a complaint was filed by Pratik Shah, a car rental businessman. As per the complaint, Mehul Shah contacted him on September 6, claiming to be an IAS officer. Shah rented vehicles for 'official use' and even installed sirens, curtains in the cars.

Mehul Shah later hired additional vehicles for personal use, but refused to pay the dues, switching off his phone to avoid contact, leading Pratik Shah to file a complaint.

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