Couple among three arrested for Chennai Port Trust job scam

CHENNAI: Three people including a couple have been arrested by the central crime branch (CCB) for cheating public to the tune of several lakh rupees promising them jobs in Chennai Port Trust (CPT). One of the accused, V Suresh, 54, had impersonated himself as a Port Trust official.
The city police registered a case following a complaint from a retired official of a truck manufacturing firm in Ennore.The complainant, Venkateswaran, lost about ₹54 lakh trying to get his son employed in CPT, according to police.
According to officials, Venkatesan had paid the accused ₹54 lakh in instalments from 2018 until January 2021, in the hope of availing a junior executive officer post in Chennai Port Trust for his son The main accused, S G Swadeeswaran, 37, and his wife, S Yamini, 36, of TNHB Colony, Korattur had claimed that they were acquainted with several senior officials in the Chennai Port Trust and that they would be able to secure the job for Venkatesan’s son.
“The accused had dropped the names of a port trust board member, an official in the traffic section and another in the cargo section and claimed that they are acquainted with them. Further investigations are on to ascertain if any others are involved in this recruitment scam,” a senior police official said.
After the couple kept on evading Venkatesan without getting a job for his son and failed to return the money, he lodged a complaint with the city police commissioner’s office, after which the accused were secured. A laptop and two mobile phones were seized from them. The accused were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.
Police have appealed to public to not believe brokers or agents who promise government jobs and cheat them. TNN