5 ACCUSED PERSONS APPREHENDED FOR RUNNING AN ORGANISED FRAUDULENT RECRUITMENT RACKET, JOB SEEKERS TARGETED THROUGH FAKE OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT IN TATA MOTORS, CANDIDATES’ DATA PROCURED THROUGH JOB-RECRUITMENT PLATFORM AND USED FOR TARGETED FRAUDULENT CALLS, VICTIMS INDUCED TO MAKE SUCCESSIVE PAYMENTS ON FALSE PRETEXTS DURING THE FAKE RECRUITMENT PROCESS,. ₹25,999/- DEMANDED FROM VICTIMS AT DIFFERENT STAGES UNDER FABRICATED RECRUITMENT-RELATED CHARGES. FAKE TATA MOTORS JOINING LETTERS AND QR CODES, DIGITAL DEVICES RECOVERED, 12 MOBILE PHONES, 01 TABLET, 07 ATM/DEBIT CARDS, 02 BANK PASSBOOKS & ₹6,730/- CASH RECOVERED.. MULTIPLE VICTIMS CHEATED THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC AND ORGANISED FRAUDULENT RECRUITMENT SCHEME, FURTHER INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY TO TRACE THE WIDER NETWORK, MONEY TRAIL AND OTHER VICTIMS.
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On 01.09.2026, staff of AATS/North District received secret information regarding a suspected fraudulent call centre operating in Sangam Vihar, Jharoda Majra, Delhi, allegedly cheating unemployed persons on the pretext of providing jobs in Tata Motors and other reputed companies. The information was verified and a police team conducted a raid at the premises. During the raid, Satish Chander Maurya @ Karan @ Harish, along with other tele-callers was found operating the call centre. Preliminary inquiry revealed that unemployed candidates were being contacted and offered jobs such as Data Entry Operator, Data Analyst, Web Designer and Accountant and were allegedly induced to make payments at various stages of the recruitment process.
TEAM AND INVESTIGATION: Sensing the gravity of the case, A dedicated team under the overall supervision of Ms. Niharika Bhatt IPS, DCP/North, and under the guidance of Sh. Pukhraj Kamal Gupta IPS, Addl. DCP-I/North and Sh. Ram Dulesh Meena, Addl. DCP-II/North and under the leadership of Sh. Vishesh Dhatterwal, ACP/Operations/North District and Insp. Sanjay Kumar Gupta, I/C AATS/North, comprising SI Heera Lal, SI Dinesh Singh, ASI Omprakash, HC Sandeep, HC Ravinder, HC Shakti, HC Alok, W/HC Pooja and CT Vikram was constituted.
Acting on the information developed during the investigation, the police team conducted a raid in Sangam Vihar, Wazirabad, Delhi. During the raid, 03 accused persons were found actively operating the alleged fraudulent recruitment setup and contacting prospective job seekers, demanding money under various false pretexts. A thorough search of the premises was subsequently conducted, leading to the recovery of 09 mobile phones, 01 tablet, 07 ATM/Debit Cards, 02 bank passbooks, 03 notepads containing mobile numbers, and ₹6,730/- in cash.
During the course of further investigation, it was revealed that accused persons were allegedly sourcing the personal details of job seekers through an application named “Job Hai Support,” where candidates registered and applied for various employment opportunities. The accused specifically targeted candidates who had applied for jobs with Tata Motors and subsequently contacted them, posing as representatives associated with the recruitment process.
The accused allegedly misled the candidates by falsely representing that various payments were mandatory for completing different stages of recruitment and thereby induced them to make repeated payments under fabricated pretexts.
As the investigation progressed, the police team uncovered the involvement of two additional accused persons in the fraudulent recruitment network. Both were subsequently traced and apprehended and their roles are being thoroughly examined. Further investigation is underway to identify other associates, trace the financial transactions and ascertain the full extent of the fraud.
MODUS OPERANDI: The accused persons allegedly adopted a systematic modus operandi to exploit unemployed job seekers by offering them employment in reputed companies. Initially, prospective candidates were contacted and asked to deposit ₹499/- towards courier charges. Once the initial payment was made, the accused allegedly continued to extract money by raising successive demands under various false pretexts including: ₹ 1,500/- towards Dress/Uniform charges, ₹ 3,500/- towards Laptop Security, ₹5,500/- towards Account Opening charges, ₹6,500/- towards Medical Security, ₹8,500/- towards Affidavit charges
The accused allegedly kept the victims engaged in the fraudulent recruitment process by creating one payment requirement after another. When a victim refused or expressed inability to make further payment, the accused would allegedly block the victim’s mobile number and abruptly discontinue communication, thereby abandoning the victim after extracting the maximum possible amount.
INTERROGATION :During interrogation, accused Satish Chander Maurya @ Karan @ Harish and Preeti @ Supriya disclosed that they were involved in an organised fake job recruitment racket operated through a call centre. Job-seekers were contacted through data procured from the “Job Hai Recruiter” App and were falsely offered jobs in Tata Motors for posts such as Data Entry Operator, Data Analyst, Web Designer and Accountant. Preeti disclosed that she was recruited as a tele-caller, provided training and supplied with candidate data for making such calls.
The accused further revealed that victims were induced to make successive payments on false pretexts, including courier, uniform, laptop security, bank account, medical security and agreement bond charges, amounting to ₹25,999/- in different stages. The cheated amount was received through QR codes linked with different bank accounts, while multiple SIM cards and digital devices, fake Tata Motors joining letters and QR codes were used for the operation.
RECOVERY: 01 Tablet., 12 Mobile Phones. 07 ATM/Debit Cards. 02 Bank Passbooks of different banks. 03 Notepads containing records of mobile numbers. ₹6,730/- Cash.
PROFILE OF ACCUSED PERSONS: Satish Chander Maurya @ Karan @ Harish, Age 30 years R/o Mukundpur, Delhi, Permanent resident of Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. He studied upto M.Sc. and worked in Axis Bank., Bindia @ Mahi Age 20 Years R/o Bhalswa dairy, Delhi. She is pursuing B.A., Preeti @ Supriya Age 22 Years R/o West Kamal Vihar, Delhi. She studied upto 11th. Prachi @ Sweety @ Neha Age 19 Years R/o Inder pasta colony, Burari, Delhi. Radhika @ Bhumi @ Anshu Age 19 Years R/o Inder pasta colony, Burari, Delhi,
FURTHER INVESTIGATION: Further investigation is in progress to unravel the complete modus operandi of the fraudulent call centre, identify and apprehend other persons involved in the racket, trace the source and procurement of job-seekers’ data, identify the bank accounts, QR codes and SIM cards used for receiving the cheated amount, trace the flow of the cheated money and its beneficiaries, ascertain the total number of victims cheated by the accused persons, and thoroughly examine the recovered mobile phones, tablet and other digital evidence to uncover further links and establish the wider network, said Niharika Bhatt, IPS, DCP, North Distt. Delhi.
