Varanasi: Mehnajpur police in Azamgarh district on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly duping a job aspirant of Rs 2.30 lakh on the promise of securing him a job as an assistant teacher and issuing a forged appointment letter.According to Azamgarh SSP Anil Kumar, the complaint was lodged by Laxman Vishwakarma, a resident of Hilalpur. He alleged that the accused, Harishchandra alias Haricharan Ram (around 50), a resident of Bela Kalichpur, posed as an employee of the Basic Education Office in Azamgarh and assured him of securing an appointment as an assistant teacher.The accused allegedly showed a fake identity card and demanded Rs 2.30 lakh in cash from the victim.Believing his claims, Vishwakarma handed over the money, following which he was given a forged appointment letter. However, when he reported to join duty on the basis of the letter, it was found to be fake.When Vishwakarma sought a refund, the accused allegedly kept delaying the return of the money. The victim subsequently lodged a complaint at Mehnajpur police station.Following an investigation, police arrested the accused from Manikpur and recovered a fake Basic Education Office identity card, a forged official seal, an Aadhaar card, a mobile phone and Rs 10,000 in cash from his possession.
