A retired additional collector of Surajpur district was arrested for allegedly duping several youths on pretext of getting them government jobs, police said here on Tuesday
According to police, Surajpur district administration had invited applications for the recruitment of various posts in the year 2016-17, wherein scores of unemployed youths had applied.
“The then additional collector ML Dhritlahre, who also held the charge of employment officer, reportedly took money from the unemployed youths on pretext of providing them government jobs,” City Superintendent of Police (CSP) DK Singh said.
Some of them got job while Dhritlahre, assured the unselected candidates that they would get jobs in the next recruitment drive.
He, however, retired in 2018, and youths who had given money never got jobs, Singh added.
Later on, the victims reported matter to higher authorities. Under pressure Dhritlahre gave bank cheques to some of the applicants, which were dishonoured by bank due to inadequate funds.
Dhritlahre, was arrested from his residence in Raipur.