Seven booked for fake job racket run from Nagpur civic body's Civil Lines premises
Shantinagar police have booked seven people for cheating a youth who paid Rs 12 lakh for a civic body job, on a fake appointment letter.
Nagpur: A racket that promised jobs has allegedly targeted a youth while operating from the civic body's offices in Civil Lines. On the youth's complaint, Shantinagar police have registered a case of cheating against seven people.
The accused are Vishal Jadhav (35) of Amravati, Swapnil Sahare (30), Roshan Wankhede (30), Digambar Shinde (25), Sachin Rathod (35), Arvind Chaudhari (40) of Shankar Nagar, Dharampeth, and Pratik Yuvraj Urade (25) of Vinoba Bhave Nagar.
According to sources, Jadhav is the mastermind of the racket. The victim, Nikhil, was working at a private bank. A year ago, during Ganeshotsav, he was introduced to Jadhav in Mahal through a friend. Jadhav claimed to have considerable influence in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, the Metro and the Railways, and told Nikhil he could easily get anyone a job in those government departments. He also promised Nikhil a job in the civic body.
Jadhav then introduced Nikhil to the other accused, and money began to be demanded from him in the name of securing the job. Nikhil paid the accused in cash and through the bank. In November 2025, the accused gave him a fake appointment letter and asked him to quit his bank job. Hoping for the civic body job, Nikhil left the private bank.
The accused then called him to Administrative Building No. 2, near the civic headquarters in Civil Lines. For about 15 days, Jadhav's associates met Nikhil there. They presented themselves as officials of the civic body and other departments, made him sign a register, and gave him a Water Resources Department booklet to study. By then Nikhil had paid the accused Rs 12 lakh.
During this time, Sahare told Nikhil that the appointment letter given to him was fake. Sahare said he would get Nikhil a government job and asked for Rs 7 lakh for it. Sahare's words made Nikhil suspect fraud. He contacted Jadhav and the other accused and asked for his money back. Jadhav did not respond to calls, and the others began to stall.
Distressed, Nikhil filed a complaint at Shantinagar police station. After an inquiry, police registered a case of cheating.
The accused ran the racket from an administrative building within the civic headquarters complex, which raises the suspicion that they had the backing of people in the civic body. The truth can be known only after the accused are arrested. The racket is said to have targeted several people.
