Police arrested a woman bank peon accused of collecting Rs 20 lakh from jobseekers. Investigators are probing possible accomplices after several complaints and bounced refund cheques.Bank Peon arrested.
Hamirpur,Oct 26, 2026 20:41 ISTA woman bank employee accused of cheating unemployed youths of about Rs 20 lakh by promising them government jobs has been arrested in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, PTI reported.The woman, who allegedly works as a peon at a bank, was arrested on October 24 and is being questioned in connection with a fraud case registered at Hamirpur's Sadar Police Station.Police said courts in Rampur, Hamirpur and Jhanduta had issued non-bailable warrants against her. They have not disclosed her identity as the interrogation is under way.The case came to light after a young man accused the woman of fraud, Hamirpur Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar told PTI.
Police subsequently received complaints from several other people. The woman, a resident of Hamirpur district, allegedly took lakhs of rupees from youths and their families after assuring them that she could secure government jobs for them.She had also allegedly promised jobs to people in the Palampur and Rampur areas.
When the jobs did not materialise, the victims sought refunds, but she allegedly kept delaying repayment. As pressure to return the money mounted, the woman allegedly issued cheques to the victims.
The cheques bounced because her account had insufficient funds, police said.Kumar said police were investigating whether other people were involved in the alleged scam. The woman remains under questioning over allegations that she collected about Rs 20 lakh by promising government jobs.- Ends