The Delhi Police has arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly running a job racket by creating a fake website of the women and child development ministry and duping over 4,000 people on the pretext of providing them employment.
The Parliament Street police station received a complaint from the ministry's under secretary that a fake website using its logo had been created, an official statement said today.
The website had advertised openings for various posts, including those of teachers, and applicants had been asked to pay the entrance examination fee through the web portal, it said.
The ministry had not announced any such openings, the complaint said.
During the investigation, the police team procured and analysed the details of the website, and collected relevant documents, the statement said.
The accounts given on the fake website were investigated and the kingpin of the racket, Sumit Kumar, was arrested, it said.
The accused, a law graduate, had set up an organisation called 'Women and Child Development Organisation' in March. It resembled the name of the ministry and he had got it registered, the police said.
The website had the logos of the ministry and Government of India, and an account to collect the fee was opened in a private bank, they said.
"Around 4,000 applicants had submitted applications and around Rs 20 lakh was deposited in the account. The accused has withdrawn Rs 3 lakh," the police said.
To raise fund and earn money, he uploaded an advertisement for recruitment for the posts of teachers and other posts, they said.
The website had advertisements for 6,715 vacancies and directed applicants to fill the form online and pay the fee in the account of the organisation, the police said.
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