ED Raids in 6 States During Money Laundering Probe
According to the ED, the scam initially surfaced in the name of the Railways.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at 15 locations across six states as part of a money-laundering investigation into a fake job racket in which an organised gang allegedly issued fraudulent government job appointment letters.
Officials said the searches were carried out in Muzaffarpur and Motihari in Bihar; Kolkata in West Bengal; Ernakulam, Pandalam, Adoor and Kodur in Kerala; Chennai in Tamil Nadu; Rajkot in Gujarat; and Gorakhpur, Prayagraj and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the ED, the scam initially surfaced in the name of the Railways. However, further investigation revealed that the racket extended to more than 40 government organisations and departments, including the Forest Department, Railway Recruitment Board, India Post, Income Tax Department, some High Courts, Public Works Department, Bihar government departments, Delhi Development Authority and the Rajasthan Secretariat.
The agency said the gang used fake email IDs impersonating official government domains to send fraudulent appointment and joining letters to job aspirants. To gain the confidence of victims, the accused allegedly paid salaries for two to three months to some candidates who were fraudulently placed in posts such as Railway Protection Force personnel, travelling ticket examiners and technicians.
