Berhampur cops nab nine who minted Rs 1.96 crore by duping job seekers
New Indian ExpressBERHAMPUR: Berhampur police on Wednesday busted a fake job racket and arrested nine persons for allegedly duping gullible unemployed youth of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing them government jobs. Police began investigation after receiving complaint from Santosh Sahu who on Tuesday alleged one Hrudananda Muni and his associates duped him and his relatives of around Rs 27.50 lakh on the pretext of giving them government jobs. As per the complaint, Sahu first came in touch with Muni in January 2023 at a function in Aska during which the latter introduced himself as a government officer with good influence in various departments. Muni also allegedly got his associates introduced to Sahu claiming they too were government officials and helped people get jobs.