A sensational case of fraud involving crores of rupees has come to light in Ranchi, Jharkhand, where a father-son duo is accused of swindling individuals under the guise of securing assistant jobs in the High Court. The pair, residents of Tharpakhna in the Lower Bazaar police station area, allegedly exploited their perceived influence and connections with high-ranking officials to lure youths with the promise of government jobs, ultimately defrauding them of over a crore of rupees.
According to police, the accused, identified as Rajkumar and his son Paramit Raj, had been targeting unsuspecting youths for quite some time, claiming to have contacts that could easily facilitate assistant positions in the High Court. They used this pretense to extract substantial sums of money from more than half a dozen individuals. Initially, the father-son duo provided various assurances to the victims, but despite the passage of time, no jobs materialized. When the aggrieved youths demanded the return of their money, the pair went into hiding.
Forced to take action, the victims filed a written complaint at the police station. During the investigation, the police discovered that the accused had secretly returned to Ranchi and were hiding in their home. The victims promptly informed the police, who surrounded the house. The Lower Bazaar police, upon arriving at the scene, arrested both individuals and placed them in judicial custody. The police are conducting raids to apprehend a third accomplice in the case.
Police officials state that the accused collected significant amounts of money from several individuals, not just one or two, promising them jobs. The total amount of the fraud is estimated to be over a crore of rupees. This is not the first instance of job-related fraud in Ranchi, where individuals have been cheated under the pretext of high-level connections. Earlier this year, a woman named Usha Barla was arrested from the Bariatu area for posing as a doctor from RIMS and defrauding many people of lakhs of rupees. Some were hoping for jobs, while others were willing to pay for flats or other government benefits.
Cases have been registered against Usha Barla in various police stations including Nagri, Bariatu, Dhurwa, and Namkum. After months of effort and with the assistance of technical resources, the police apprehended her in June. The Ranchi police advise the public to be cautious in such cases and to immediately report any instances where money is demanded in exchange for a job or any other benefit.
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