Gang promising govt jobs busted, 32 held; mastermind based in Haryana

Ravinder Saini

Mahendragarh, May 10

The district police today unearthed an interstate gang involved in promising jobs in various government departments in lieu of money. A total of 32 persons — 19 from Haryana, nine from Rajasthan, three from Bihar and one from Uttar Pradesh — have been arrested.

Owners of seven academies based in Haryana’s Rohtak and Charkhi Dadri and Rajasthan’s Singhana and Pacheri and a clerk posted at Deputy Commissioner’s office in Panchkula are among the accused.

The police seized Rs 13.50 lakh, 80 gm of gold and three vehicles from the accused and attached nine bank accounts having Rs 17 lakh balance, said Vikrant Bhushan, SP, Mahendragarh.

“Naresh of Singda village in Mahendragarh, who runs an academy in Pacheri, is the main accused who used to take promise jobs to aspirants in the Railways, Navy, IAF and the SSC in lieu of Rs 12-15 lakh. He hacked computers for cheating in online exams and arranged impersonators to take written exams on behalf of the aspirants,” said the SP. Preliminary investigation revealed Naresh, who had been running the racket for the past five years, had even managed to place over 60 candidates in various departments, the SP said.

“Naresh was in constant touch with operators of other academies who would provide him customers,” he said.

Naresh had joined the Navy in 2008, but quit within five days. He later joined the ITBP as a constable in 2012, but resigned in 2013 and started teaching in private schools before opened his own academy in 2018.

Panchkula DC office clerk among accused

• Kingpin Naresh of Mahendragarh ran an academy in Pacheri, got sites hacked, arranged impersonators
• Running racket for 5 years; placed over 60 candidates in various govt departments
• Owners of 7 private academies and a clerk at Panchkula’s DC office among accused