Job Scam: Couple Booked For Cheating Pune Farmer Of Rs 15 Lakh Under Job Pretext

Job Scam: Couple Booked For Cheating Pune Farmer Of Rs 15 Lakh Under Job Pretext

An investigation is underway by Uran police after registering an FIR on Friday on a complaint lodged by the victim, who hails from Khed in Pune.

PTIUpdated: Sunday, April 07, 2024, 11:55 AM IST
article-image
Job Scam: Couple Booked For Cheating Pune Farmer Of Rs 15 Lakh Under Job Pretext | X

A couple from Uran in Navi Mumbai has been booked on the charge of cheating a farmer of Rs 15 lakh under the pretext of securing him a job in a prominent PSU, police said on Saturday.

An investigation is underway by Uran police after registering an FIR on Friday on a complaint lodged by the victim, who hails from Khed in Pune.

PSU job was promised

The complainant stated that the couple took Rs 15.19 lakh from him between May 2022 and March 2024 under the pretext of securing him a job in the PSU under the Union Petroleum Ministry.

The victim approached the police after realising that he was duped.

No arrest has been made so far and further investigation is underway, a police official said. 

RECENT STORIES

Angels Of Pune | The Techie Who Traded A Cubicle For A Cause: How Ashok Deshmane Is Healing The...

Angels Of Pune | The Techie Who Traded A Cubicle For A Cause: How Ashok Deshmane Is Healing The...

Pune Municipal Polls: These 13 Battles Will Decide Who Rules PMC

Pune Municipal Polls: These 13 Battles Will Decide Who Rules PMC

Pune Police Register FIR Against NCP Candidate Over Businessman’s Alleged Suicide Citing Extortion...

Pune Police Register FIR Against NCP Candidate Over Businessman’s Alleged Suicide Citing Extortion...

Maharashtra FDA Seizes Banned Tobacco And Hookah Products Worth Over ₹31 Crore In Pune, Multiple...

Maharashtra FDA Seizes Banned Tobacco And Hookah Products Worth Over ₹31 Crore In Pune, Multiple...

Nanded: Internal Party Rifts Are Longstanding Political Trend, Says BJP Spokesperson Madhav Bhandari

Nanded: Internal Party Rifts Are Longstanding Political Trend, Says BJP Spokesperson Madhav Bhandari