Naval Police has busted a fake recruitment racket in Maharashtra’s Thane. The mastermind used to pose as an officer with the Indian Navy.
The accused would pose as Captain Sameer Singh of the Indian Navy and offer fake employment in the Indian Navy as security guards.
The preliminary investigation by Naval Police revealed that the individual used a fake Ministry of Defence letter, indicating INS Kunjali, situated at Colaba, Mumbai, as the recruitment and workplace.
The individual operates from Ambernath (East) in the Thane district and uses his location to get money, uniforms, and other required paperwork. He took money from innocent aspirants as application fees and for the issue of uniforms and fake Identity Cards, promising them jobs as security guards.
On Tuesday, a Naval Police team was deputed to Ambernath to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the case. It approached Shivaji Nagar Police Station, Ambernath (East), and lodged a formal complaint, requesting the police to apprehend the individual at the earliest and register an FIR against him.