Gang of 4 dupes 37 job seekers

BANGALORE: Koramangala police arrested four persons, including a woman, for allegedly cheating job aspirants of money to the tune of Rs 43 lakh. The prime accused is a consultant for a reputed multinational finance company who visited IT major Wipro Ltd to assist its employees in getting financial assistance.
Police said the gang allegedly cheated at least 37 persons saying it would get them jobs in Wipro.
The arrested are Rajeev alias Rajeev Ranjan, 30, of Indiranagar and native of Bihar; Mohammed Azar, 25, of Old Madiwala and native of Hyderabad, M Satyapriya, 25, of Bellandur and native of Coimbatore and MN Narayana alias Hari, 29, of RT Nagar and from Kerala.
Police commissioner BG Jyothi Prakash Mirji said Satyapriya persuaded the victim to hand over Rs 2 lakh and the original academic certificates and marks cards. She would accompany him to the Wipro campus where she would arrange an interview with her accomplice posing as HRD personnel of Wipro. The accused would enter the Wipro campus by using vendor entry cards issued by the company. "Rajeev managed to take them inside with his vendor pass," said a police officer.
Three gang members were doing management courses, police said. The accused were tech-savvy and managed to replicate the Wipro logo on their letterheads. Police haven't traced any links to Wipro employees in the racket, but are investigating this too, Mirji said.
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Wipro, along with Bangalore Police, busted a fake jobs racket being carried out by a gang of outsiders. The gang handed out fake offer letters to aspiring candidates for jobs at Wipro, while collecting a cash amount of about Rs 2 lakh each. Wipro unearthed the racket through a complaint, promptly reported it to local police and assisted in identifying and nabbing the culprits.
- Wipro Ltd
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