Dehradun police have arrested Vijay Prakash, resident of Naya Goan, Sewlan Khud, Patelnagar who had allegedly duped a person Shashi Prasad, resident of GMS Road and retired Railway employee, of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing job to his daughter in Railway department.
Prasad had registered a complaint against Vijay Kumar in the Petalnagar Kotwali police station in first week of October. In his written complaint, he said Vijay had duped him of lakhs on the pretext of providing job to his daughter in Railway department.
It was learnt that seven other persons had given Vijay cash to the tune of around Rs 42 lakh on the assured jobs to their family members in the Railway department.
As per complainant, Vijay had arranged written tests and interview in various cities of the country to entrap the people. Some others were also there who posed as Railway officers. After the ‘formalities’ were over the candidates were given false appointment letters and other documents. They had understood that they had been victims of frauds when they approached the railway offices with the false appointment letters. When they tried to get in contact with Vijay they found that he was not available on his mobile phone.