Two fraudsters arrested for collecting GST from Unemployed Youth

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Feb 03, 2018, 01:28 PM

Two fraudsters arrested for collecting GST from Unemployed Youth

Hyderabad, Feb 03: Here two fraudsters are arrested for collecting Goods and Services Tax (GST) from unemployed youth. Few cases of fraudsters claiming to be from 'Make In India' portal and three cases of collection of 'GST' from unemployed were registered with Cyber Crime police, Hyderabad.

Cops booked a case when JS Rawoof of Mehdipatnam alleged that he was cheated in the name of Make in India company, wherein he deposited Rs 1.65 lakh for a job in Jet Airways. The fraudsters claimed they were from a government job portal started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that of the Rs 1.65 lakh paid, Rs 65,860 was for GST.

Rawoof alleged, in the complaint, "I got a call stating that my resume was selected from a job portal. I attendedthe online test but I was rejected. The person claiming to be Arjun of Make In India promised to pass me in thetest and asked me to deposit money. When I went to the airport and inquired, I found itwas fake."

Cyber crime police registered the second case for cheating, criminal breach of trust, impersonation and sections of the IT Act after another person P Yadagiri of Veer Nagar in Khairatabad, was cheated in the name of Make in India.

He alleged in his complaint, "I received a call from a person claiming to be from Make In India at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. They arranged a phone-in interview with Jet Airways HR and they told me I was selected for cabin crew executive staff at RGIA. They collected 1.71 lakh refundable deposit for an online exam, processing fee, training fee, dress code, accommodation, passport amount. Later, their number was switched off."