The Tarbha police in Subarnapur district have arrested two fraudsters on the charge of duping gullible job aspirants of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing them bank jobs.
The police identified the fraudsters as Shatrughna Nagh of Brahmanipali and Janardaan Mahanandia of Gopalpur village in Boudh district.
Sources said Nagh allegedly took Rs 20,000 from the victims Devraj Suna and Sunil Sika of Rajpali village under Tarbha block, on the pretext of providing them jobs in the State Bank of India (SBI).
Nagh introduced both victims to Mahanandia, who demanded an additional Rs 90,000 on the pretext of providing them training in Bhubaneswar.
Suna paid 30,000 and Sika paid Rs 60,000 to the accused believing them. later, the duo again demanded Rs 60,000 for giving the appointment letters.
Suna paid Rs 30,000 while Sika gave them some gold ornaments. Then the accused gave them appointment letters and told them to report in the SBI branch here.
When Suna and Sika approached the bank authorities they came to know that the appointment letters are fake, they lodged a complaint with the police. The cops have lodged a case based on their complaint and arrested the fraudsters and forwarded them to court. They have also seized some gold ornaments from their possession.