Noida: A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of getting them jobs in the railways. In a recent case, the accused had finalised a deal of Rs 7 lakh to get a victim a job, police said. The accused has been identified as Kartikeya Sharma, a resident of Bulandshahr.
“We received a complaint on Wednesday morning where the victim stated that he recently got in touch with Sharma in order to get a job in the railways. The two finalised a deal for Rs 7 lakh,” Anil Kumar, SHO, Beta 2 police station said.
The complainant paid Rs 40,000 in advance and handed over his required documents to Sharma. “Sharma had started demanding Rs 1 lakh more as another advance payment following which the complainant felt that he is being cheated and approached the police. An FIR was registered under sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating) and 484 (counterfeiting a mark used by public servant) of the IPC against Sharma,” Kumar added.
He further mentioned that the accused was nabbed from P-3 roundabout on Wednesday afternoon.
“We managed to seize a Hyundai Creta which had ‘Government of India’ stickers pasted on its front and rear sides. We have recovered some documents, school and college passing certificates along with some passport size photos belonging to the victim,” the officer said. Police said that Sharma was jobless and got involved in such acts to live a luxurious lifestyle.
“We are checking on his previous involvements. He was produced before the court and sent to judicial custody,” the SHO said.
“We received a complaint on Wednesday morning where the victim stated that he recently got in touch with Sharma in order to get a job in the railways. The two finalised a deal for Rs 7 lakh,” Anil Kumar, SHO, Beta 2 police station said.
The complainant paid Rs 40,000 in advance and handed over his required documents to Sharma. “Sharma had started demanding Rs 1 lakh more as another advance payment following which the complainant felt that he is being cheated and approached the police. An FIR was registered under sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating) and 484 (counterfeiting a mark used by public servant) of the IPC against Sharma,” Kumar added.
He further mentioned that the accused was nabbed from P-3 roundabout on Wednesday afternoon.
“We managed to seize a Hyundai Creta which had ‘Government of India’ stickers pasted on its front and rear sides. We have recovered some documents, school and college passing certificates along with some passport size photos belonging to the victim,” the officer said. Police said that Sharma was jobless and got involved in such acts to live a luxurious lifestyle.
“We are checking on his previous involvements. He was produced before the court and sent to judicial custody,” the SHO said.
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