Posing as Rajasthan Police sub-inspector, man cheats Nanakmatta family of ₹40,000 with promise of Uttarakhand Police job; Pulbhatta police arrest accused from Bareilly

Pulbhatta police have arrested a man from the Devarniya police station area of Bareilly district, who was living in Sirauli Kalan, on charges of cheating people by posing as a Rajasthan Police sub-inspector and promising them jobs in the Uttarakhand Police. According to Amar Ujala and Hindustan, a woman from Kishanpur, Nanakmatta, complained on October 17 that the accused took ₹40,000 from her on the promise of getting her daughter recruited into the police, and in return handed over a fake Uttarakhand Police recruitment letter, training letter, ID card and uniform. Police caught the accused on October 18 and recovered a fake Rajasthan Police ID card, a fake Uttarakhand Police admit card, a fake joining letter and a pair of police uniforms from him; he was produced in court and sent to jail. According to SHO Umesh Kumar, other victims are also reaching the police station with complaints after the case came to light, and all complaints are being investigated. Report anyone who asks for money in exchange for a job to the police. (Source: Amar Ujala, Hindustan)