Bengaluru: MTech student alleges fake recruitment scam; police book IT company
A Bengaluru MTech student filed a police complaint against a recruitment firm for allegedly running a fake job scam. The firm collected money from multiple candidates under the false promise of placement in reputed companies.
Why it matters
It underscores the growing prevalence of employment fraud targeting students and the need for greater vigilance in the job market.
An MTech final-year student has filed a police complaint alleging that a private recruitment firm cheated him and several other job seekers by collecting money on the false promise of securing jobs in leading companies.
The complainant, Prabhudev G., 26, a final-year MTech student at University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), said he was contacted on July 3 by a woman, claiming to represent Infosquare Global Solutions Private Limited.
According to the complaint, the caller told him that vacancies were available for Mechanical Design Engineers in reputed companies and asked him to attend an interview at the company’s office in Marathahalli on July 4. She also sent him a Google Form and a PDF document in the name of a private firm on WhatsApp, after which he was asked to complete before the interview.
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