2 held for duping Kurukshetra resident on pretext of govt job

As per the Kurukshetra police spokesman, the accused had duped a Kurukshetra resident of Rs 31.75 lakh on the pretext of getting a job in the Police Department. In a complaint filed with the police, Ankit Malik, a resident of Shahabad, reported that he came into contact with Ram in 2022. He claimed to know the Personal Assistant to the SSP of Chandigarh and assured Malik that he could help him secure a government job.

On January 11, 2023, the accused even took him to Chandigarh to meet the PA. The accused had demanded Rs 20 lakh and also collected all of Malik’s original educational certificates along with 12 passport-sized photographs.