Youth duped of Rs 30 lakh for jobs

Chennai: About 25 youth have filed a complaint of cheating with the suburban commissioner S R Jangid on Monday. They were promised jobs with the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
A complaint filed by Ezhumalai, who represented the men, said that he was working with the municipal corporation in the area for the last 20 years. He came in contact with Manibharati alias K G Laxmiswami through a common friend, who had told him that the latter had helped him get a government job for his wife and could help his sons too.
Manibharati allegedly said that he knew an employee with the AAI, Gautam Singh, who said he could help them get a job for his sons and nephews.
He wanted Rs 150,000 plus a commission of Rs 1 lakh per candidate. “About 25 of them came forward for the job from my side and coughed up close to Rs 30 lakh. I had many interactions with Manibharati, who also went to the extent of allotting the men their jobs at the airport.” Manibharati also produced a letterhead of AAI addressed by the General Manager of AAI congratulating the youth on their performance and called them for a medical examination as the next step towards recruitment. The youth then came down to Chennai. “We realised that it was a hoax when we found out that there was no one called Gautam Singh at the AAI,” the complaint said.
31/03/09 ExpressBuzz

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Categories: Airports Mar 2009