Pune: MES Staff Arrested For Duping Woman With Railway Recruitment Bait

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Pune, 14th October 2022: The Pune Rural police have arrested a staff of the Military Engineering Service (MES) for allegedly duping a woman of Rs six lakh under the pretext of helping her get a job with the Indian Railways.

 

Lonavala city police station has registered the FIR based on a tip-off from the Army’s Military Intelligence (MI).

 

The arrested accused has been identified as Omkar Bhave, who is posted as a senior administrative assistant at Garrison Engineer (GE) at the College of Military Engineering (CME), Dapodi, Pune.

 

He was earlier posted at the INS Shivaji, a naval establishment in Lonavla, where the 29-year-old complainant woman runs a canteen.

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“Bhave used to come to my canteen for tea, and we got acquainted. He promised to help me get a government job and demanded Rs 18 lakh. However, I showed my inability to pay the amount. Therefore, he reduced the amount to Rs eight lakh. We somehow arranged Rs seven lakh and gave it to him in 2019. He introduced me to Rachna Surve alias Purva at Inorbit Mall in Vashi as the person who worked with the railways. She showed me my appointment letter and took my signature. She also gave me an identity card and told me that I will get the job after payment of the full amount. I paid the balance money but still did not get the job,” the complainant told police.

 

Meanwhile, Bhave was posted from INS Shivaji to the GE office at CME, Dapodi, in 2020, and soon the COVID lockdown was imposed. “As I was not getting the job, I asked him to return my money. He sent Rs two lakh in May and June 2020. However, he did not refund the remaining Rs six lakh even after two years,” she added.

 

After getting a complaint, MI officials probed the matter and handed over the case to Lonavala police. The FIR has been registered for offences under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further investigation is going on.

 

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