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Cuttack: A youth was duped of Rs 7 lakh by a private company after being lured with a job in abroad. The incident came to light after the victim, Sangram Kumar Das, lodged a complaint with the Crime Branch here Saturday.
Das, a resident of Kilipal village under Tirtol police limits of Jagatsinghpur, alleged that the firm assured him a job in Canada and took a total of Rs 7 lakh from him in several installments. Acting on the complaint, the Crime Branch police began a probe into the matter.
The job aspirant had received a call from the private firm based in Bhubaneswar that his name was shortlisted for the post of software engineer soon after he had created an account on a popular job search portal, according to sources.
The man was asked to appear for a telephonic interview February 27 and was asked to deposit `1,600 towards interview expenses in a designated bank account. The next day, Das was asked to deposit Rs 5,200 for document verification. Later, he was asked to deposit Rs 5,500 for verification of the background of the job seeker.
The private firm also asked for Rs 10,200 to open a bank account in his name and `30,000 for a bond.
Later, the private firm said he had an interview in Canada and demanded Rs 2 lakh for providing a visa, passport and flight ticket. The private firm took Rs 7 lakh from him in this manner, but did not ensure that he got the job, he alleged.
“The private company again called me last week and asked for Rs 40,000 for a medical test. After my father’s death last year, the whole responsibility of my family is on me. My mother and I somehow managed the money that they had asked for earlier and deposited it in the bank account of the company, but they are yet to provide me a job,” Das said.
“They said I will not get the job if I do not deposit Rs 40,000. Now when I call them, they are not picking up my call,” Das added.
Das lodged complaint against a woman and two others employees of the private firm. He also submitted the details of the bank account into which he had deposited the money, the money receipts and other documents with the crime branch.
