Couple booked for duping three on pretext of govt jobs

Ambala, January 22

The Ambala police have registered three FIRs against a couple for allegedly duping three men from Ambala and Kurukshetra on the pretext of providing them government jobs through the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC).

The cases have been registered against Vikram Singh and his wife Baljinder Kaur of Naraingarh at the Naraingarh police station.

Vikram is allegedly deputed as a special police officer (SPO), while his wife Baljinder Kaur is reportedly a head constable.

Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Kurukshetra, in his complaint, alleged that he was duped of Rs5 lakh on the pretext of providing him the job of a clerk through the HSSC in 2020. He stated that Vikram had claimed that he was the personal security guard and driver of former HSSC chairman Bharat Bhushan Bharti. Vikram had sought Rs7 lakh for the job. While a sum of Rs5 lakh was to be given in two instalments before getting job, the remaining amount was to be given after getting the job. After they failed to provide a job, the complainant sought his money back. The suspects gave him a cheque for Rs3.50 lakh, which got dishonoured. They later threatened to kill him.

Sunil Kumar, another complainant, said he was assured of a job in Group-D. He gave a sum of Rs3 lakh and documents to Vikram in Naraingarh on October 18, 2020.

“After the suspects failed to provide a job, they promised to return the money. Later, the duo started threatening to kill me and implicate me in a false case,” said Sunil.

The third complainant, Gurpreet Singh of Ambala, alleged that he was promised the government job of a telephone attendant at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh. The suspects sought Rs8 lakh for the job. He gave them Rs6 lakh. When he sought his money back, they threatened him also.

DSP Naraingarh Anil Kumar said: “Cases have been registered against the suspects and investigations have been initiated into the matter.” —