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Man promises police job to 4, dupes them of over Rs 6 lakh

Man promises police job to 4, dupes them of over Rs 6 lakh

Time of India26-06-2025
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Ludhiana: Police have filed a case against a man for duping at least four persons of over Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of helping them get jobs with the Punjab Police. The accused claimed to have relations with senior police officials and said that he would help the victims get jobs without appearing for exams.
The accused has been identified as Randhir Singh of Sangowal village. At least four residents of the same village — Lovepreet Singh, Rajinder Singh, Sandeep Kaur and Pal Singh — filed a complaint against him saying that he had duped them of their money. The victims filed a complaint on December 3, 2024, following which an inquiry was marked.
It is alleged that the accused duped Pal Singh's son Dilpreet Singh of Rs 1.50 lakh.
He took Rs 1 lakh from Sandeep Kaur's brother Harshveer Singh, Rs 1.70 lakh from Lovepreet Singh and Rs 3 lakh from Rajinder's son Arshdeep Singh, on the pretext of getting them recruited in Punjab police.
Sub-inspector Avneet Kaur, SHO, Sadar police station, said that a complaint was received from the victims on December 3, 2024. On being asked if the accused got the victims to appear in any recruitment examination, the SI said, "The victims did not appear in any exam. They were told to get jobs without it."
Sadar police have lodged an FIR against the accused under sections 406 (Criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC. Raids are on for the arrest of the accused, the SHO said.
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