Three persons, including a railway employee, were arrested and forwarded to court on Sunday by Bondamunda police of Sundargarh allegedly for duping six youths of Rs 16 lakh by assuring them to provide railway Grade D job five years ago.
Police seized appointment letter which they had given to the four job aspirants. Investigation is on.
The victim youths were identified as Jonathan Kandulana, Sudarshan Kandulana, Dharam Prasad Dhanvir and Samsung Manik and another two youths, residents of Koira, Kalta and K Balang areas in Sundargarh district. While searching for job in the year 2011, they had come in contact with Eric Swamy Anthoni (43), a fitter in Bondamunda railway and a resident of Bondamunda diesel colony, Bhilken Bhenga (50) who runs a security service organization and a resident of Bondamunda Diesel colony and Subham Gudia (28), a resident of Jharbeda under Chandiposh police station. Eric, Bhilken and Subham lured the six youths that they would provide them Grade D job in railway through Minister quota for which they won’t have to appear any test. Eric, Bhilken and Subham had demanded Rs 3 lakh each from Jonathan, Sudarshan, Dharam and Samsung and Rs 2 lakh each from another two youths. Accordingly, the victim youths made the payments.
Eric, Bhilkn and Subham had given them fake appointment letter in the year 2014, mentioning their appointment as Grade D job in in South Eastern Railway. When they asked when they will join their duty, the three took plea one after another. Finding no other alternative, the victim youths lodged FIR in Bondamunda police station on September 16. Bondamunda police after registering a case started an investigation and on Sunday arrested the trio.