Bengal Man Poses As IAS Officer, Dupes Job Aspirant Of Rs 20 Lakh In Odisha
A West Bengal man has been arrested in Odisha for impersonating an IAS officer to defraud a job seeker of Rs 20 lakh. The accused provided forged recruitment documents for a position at the Odisha Mining Corporation.
Why it matters
This case illustrates the prevalence of high-stakes job scams targeting desperate applicants through the exploitation of government authority.
The Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a 40-year-old man from West Bengal on the charges of duping a job aspirant by falsely posing as a promoted IAS officer in the Odisha Government.The accused identified as Rabinarayan Das, a native of Kendrapada district, is presently staying at Uttarpara police station area in Hooghly district of West Bengal. Das was apprehended in connection with a case registered at Lingaraj Police Station on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim, Manoranjan Pradhan.The police sources claimed that the investigating officers during the course of investigation found that the accused Das, falsely introduced himself as a promoted IAS officer of the Odisha Government and, with the assistance of co-accused Manoj Kumar Lenka, lured the complainant by promising him a job as Deputy General Manager in the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).Believing this false promise, the complainant Pradhan paid a total of Rs 20 lakh…
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