CCB police arrest four persons for cheating job aspirants
The Hindu
Gang took money from victims promising to offer them jobs at Chennai airport and central establishments
The job racket wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested a gang of four, including a couple, on the charge of cheating job aspirants. The arrested persons took money from the victims promising to offer jobs in the airport and central establishments.
The police said Harinath Anandan, 26, of Arani, Tiruvannamalai district, lodged a complaint with the city police alleging the gang had received ₹3.88 lakh promising a job in the administrative section of Chennai airport for his sister Parimala and later cheated him by issuing a fake appointment order. The complainant also alleged they had cheated a few other aspirants to the tune of ₹50 lakh.
On the orders of City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal, the case was taken up for investigation. A special team of police personnel arrested K.Kiran, 41, of Pozhichalur, his wife Shirley Sangeetha, 35, S. Palanivelu, 35, of Kovilambakkam and G.Sangeetha, 36, of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.