Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Central Crime Branch of Avadi City Police has arrested a 31-year-old man for cheating four persons of nearly ₹1.32 crore on the promise of government jobs. The police said that the accused, J.
Surender, 31, of Athimarapatti, Thoothukudi, was arrested for allegedly issuing fake Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission appointment orders to four persons.According to a complaint lodged by Mohammed Ibrahim, 40, of Poonamallee, Surender introduced himself as a renowned doctor, working as a specialist in clinical nutrition in the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.He allegedly claimed to have secured government jobs for several people through the Director of Public Health and promised Ibrahim the post of assistant engineer at the Pollution Control Board in Pudukkottai. After gaining his trust, he allegedly handed over a fake TNPSC appointment order and collected ₹32.77 lakh from him.In a similar manner, the accused allegedly promised government jobs to three others and issued them fake TNPSC appointment orders.
He reportedly collected a total of ₹1.32 crore from the four victims, including Ibrahim.Based on Ibrahim’s complaint, the Avadi Central Crime Branch registered a case and launched an investigation.A special team traced and arrested Surender in Thoothukudi. He was produced before the Poonamallee Judicial Magistrate-I Court on Monday and remanded to Puzhal Central Prison.