DIMAPUR, MARCH 30 (MExN): Kohima Police have bused a fake job appointment racket and arrested nine people for cheating people on the pretext of recruiting them in State government jobs.
A press statement from PRO Kohima Police Atu Zumvu said the racket was busted on the basis of an FIR lodged at South Police Station, Kohima on March 23 by the official of Special Branch (PHQ) Kohima in connection to a fake appointment order issued to one Naga candidate of Paramedical, Kohima for the post of constable.
Of the nine accused which include five male and four female, Kohima Police identified one Aosenla Chang, a resident of New Reserve, Kohima as the main accused.
The co-accused were identified as Medemyanger, a resident of Diphupar-B, Dimapur; Noklomeren Imsong from Diphupar-B, Dimapur, Yimlei Phom, C. Tiakaba, Kilamzaile @ Azai, Zachano @ Abeni Ngullie, Achila Kapfo, all residing in Chumukedima and Longpochang Ao from Paramedical, Kohima.
Police stated that during investigation it was ascertained that, a fake appointment order was delivered for an amount of Rs 2, 80,000/- by forging the signature of the appointing authority. It is also learnt that, the amount was shared amongst some of the members of the racket mentioned above.
Further, police also ascertained that several deals were made by them in connivance with the main accused Aosenla Chang by charging several lakhs of rupees from gullible and aspirant candidates for the appointment to the post of constable in Nagaland Police.
During house search and raids carried out at residences of main accused and other co-accused, several job applications along with educational certificates including two fake appointment orders and official seal of SP (Intelligence) Kohima was recovered.
In this connection, all the nine accused have been charged under various sections of law for committing forgery, bribery and criminal conspiracy. A criminal case has also been registered against them, the police informed.
