Punjab Police book three for cheating several on pretext of giving jobs in Army

New Delhi, February 24

The Punjab Police booked three people who had allegedly duped several individuals on the pretext of army recruitment.

The accused have been identified as Som Raj, and two of his accomplices Dr Manzoor Ahmed and Mota.

The police received a complaint from Bheem Singh, a resident of Chando Gobindgarh village in Kharar stating that his colleague Som Raj who claimed to have ‘good’ connections in the Army took around Rs 9 lakh from him promising to help in the recruitment of Bheem Singh’s nephews.

The police suspect that more people have fallen victims to this recruitment fraud. 

The police have booked the accused under sections 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).