Man arrested for duping job aspirants of Rs 1 crore in Balangir

Balangir: Police have arrested a man for duping over 100 youths of over Rs 1 crore by assuring them jobs at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Odisha’s Balangir district.

The accused, identified as Niteigaura Barik was arrested in connection to duping job aspirants. The arrest was conducted based on the complaint filed by Duleswar Sahu (23) of Bargarh district.

According to sources, Barik, who hails from Balangir district, had collected a whopping amount of money from youths belonging to Bargarh, Sonepur, Balangir, and Kalahandi districts and handed them fake appointment letters of BSNL without conducting any examination.

The accused had opened two fake Facebook accounts and was chatting with different persons and inducing them to join in BSNL without any test. When the victims came to know that the appointment letters were fake, they demanded the accused to return their money. However, instead of returning their money, Barik handed over blank signed cheques to them.

Reportedly, the accused had been involved in the fraud for the last around seven years and was on the run since 2017.

After receiving the complaint, three special teams were formed and an investigation was initiated. During the investigation, the accused was apprehended with some fictitious documents pertaining to this case.

The police also seized cash worth Rs13,550, two fake IDs, chequebooks, fake appointment letters, and a diary containing the names of the victims from his possession.