With the arrest of a 47-year-old man, the Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have busted a fake placement agency in Delhi that had duped eight people to the tune of Rs 62 lakh on the pretext of getting employment on coveted posts in Railways and Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL).
The accused who was running the placement agency was identified as, Parveen Srivastav (47) a resident of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh was arrested by the staff of Laxmi Nagar Police Station.
According to Jasmeet Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East district, a complainant reported at Laxmi Nagar Police Station that Parveen Srivastav allured him and others in providing job in Railway and BHEL following which he trusted him and paid him on various occasions at his office in Laxmi Nagar.
"During investigation it was revealed that accused assured the complainant and his seven relatives of getting them employed in Railway and BHEL after taking Rs 8 lakh in the form of cash from each of them. Following a tip off the team nabbed Parveen from a hotel in Paharganj," said the DCP.
"Police have also recovered one laptop, some forged documents, visiting cards of higher officials of Railway and BHEL from the possession of the accused. Further investigation is on," said the DCP.