TURA: Circulation of fake letters offering jobs has prompted South West Garo Hills district administration and police to sound an alert.
South West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh has warned people, particularly the unemployed youth not to get swayed by such fraudulent letters being circulated in and around the district with the assurance of providing employment.
Some fraudsters under the nomenclature Gramin shiksha & Gram Vikas Pariyojna, claiming to be rural public service organization had been circulating the letter to unsuspecting villagers, stating that their village has been selected under the scheme and that every gram pradhan/sarpanch (village head) should select five males and females each from their villages for the posts. A fake application form is also being circulated along with the letter for the “prospective candidates”.
The letter also states that the application form of each applicant should be sent along with DD of Rs. 750 “within 15 days on receipt of the letter”. The application form instructs the candidates to send the draft in favour of Ganesh Sales payable at Delhi, while at the same time directing the application form and registration fee to be sent to one Arun Kumar, Kethal Gate, Post-Chandausi, Pin-244412.
The District administration has seized the copies of the fake letter and the application and has asked the public to report the matter to the Deputy Commissioner if they receive any such letters in the future.
Meanwhile, district police chief, R. Muthu has begun enquiry into the matter and all attempts are being made to nab the persons responsible for circulating the letter.
