KOLKATA: Sleuths in the Army’s eastern command headquarters and Kolkata Police are probing a job racket thriving in the city for nine years and suspect involvement of multiple current and former Army and paramilitary officers who have been training and supporting the fraudsters. In the past week, the officials have arrested five men and unearthed multiple hideouts in the city.
Sleuths said the fraudsters provided fake appointment letters to collect large amounts from the victims and had procured property worth several crores in Bihar and Kolkata. Cops have also found a large number of fake Army documents, stamp pads and other papers which bore resemblance with original documents.
“It’s a large gang and we are certain there are some former and current Army officials who help the fraudsters train Army etiquette, details about the set up and documents they used to forge the appointment letters,” said an official.
Cops said further arrests are likely and raids will be carried out in Bihar. The gang would never have been nabbed if not for a man from Haryana — whose father is serving in the armed forces — who came to Kolkata after being duped.
