Monday, November 29, 1999

Eight conmen arrested

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Hoshiarpur, July 21 (PTI) Police today claimed to have arrested eight members of a gang of swindlers here who used to con unemployed youths under the pretext of providing them jobs in the Indian Army. One jeep, Rs 13.60 lakh in cash, several fake stamps and documents have been recovered from those arrested, Hoshiarpur SSP Rakesh Aggarwal told reporters here. The gang assured youths rejected by the Army Recruitment Board of providing them jobs in the Army without any test, he said. After taking hefty amounts from them, they handed fake appointment letters to them. More than 32 cases of cheating against the gang have been reported so far, he said, adding that most of the victims came from poor families and arranged the money to pay to the frauds by taking loans or selling off their buffaloes.

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