NONGSTOIN: The Nongstoin Police on Saturday arrested a father-son duo involved in duping people by assuring them jobs in the police department.
The two have been identified as Pius Kharbani of Mawlangniang and his son Francis Mawdoh.
The incident came to light, when Bomphrang Nongphud, one of the victims of the fraud spilled the beans on Saturday.
According to Police, Nongphud, a resident of Kyrdum was asked to give Rs 50,000 to Mawdoh for a job in the Police department. The victim paid a token amount of Rs 1150 when he met both Kharbani and Mawdoh on April 27 and was supposed to pay Rs 13,000 more on Saturday.
When the parenst of the victim came to know of the deal, they informed Nongstoin Police who laid a trap in the evening to catch the culprit.
At around 5 PM the Police team led by OC T. Lyngdoh arrested Mawdoh from a tea stall at Nongstoin.
The accused confessed to his crime and following interrogation Kharbani was also arrested.
