Special Investigation Cell (SIC) arrested a father and son for cheating a person in the name of getting him employed with police department. The accused has taken Rs 5.50 lakh from the complainant for getting him job, police said here on Thursday.
According to Pankaj Khandekar in-charge SIC Khubiram Sahu (45) resident of Santoshi Nagar, Tikarapara had registered a complaint in this connection. In the report Sahu maintained that few months back he came in contact with Gulshan Dindore (23) and his father Faguram Dindore (50) both residents of Bilaspur road, Kawardha.
Faguram through his strong communication skills had convinced Khubiram Sahu that he had reach to the higher police officers and could get him employed as reader in the office of Superintendent of Police Kawardha. They took Rs 5.50 lakh in two instalments from Khubiram, in-charge SIC said. Khubiram Sahu had deposited money in account number provided by Faguram which was later confirmed by the concerned bank located in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh during the course of investigation, police said.
After taking money, police said, Faguram never fulfilled his promise but kept on assuring Khubiram for getting his work done. However, fed-up of repeated assurance and seeing his work not being done Khubiram approached police for help. A case in this connection has been registered with Civil lines police station. The father-son has been booked under the Section 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).