HomeBREAKING NEWSOdisha EOW Busts Job Fraud Racket in Bhubaneswar

Odisha EOW Busts Job Fraud Racket in Bhubaneswar

Published on

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) cracked a huge job fraud racket in which at least two hundred job seekers of Odisha have been duped by scammers and arrested two persons in this fraud case.

EOW arrested two accused are Rajkishore Pattnaik of Gujudiha village of Balasore district and Arun Mohanty of Narasinghapur village under of Balasore and EOW PS Case No.13 dt.31.03.2023 U/s 420/467/468/471/120-B IPC.

According to EOW officials, a case was registered on the allegation of one Kumudini Sahoo of Bhubaneswar that the accused Rajkishore Pattnaik, Arun Mohanty, and Bhawani Shankar Das duped her of Rs 8.15 lakh for government job by exhibiting forged documents of appointment letters, logo and seals of Odisha Gov.

According to official, Rajkishore Pattnaik assured her of a clerk job at Raj Bhawan and demanded Rs 6 lakhs. She paid around Rs 2 lakh as advance but after getting money Rajkishore Pattnaik avoiding her. Then she came in contact with accused Arun Mohanty and Bhawani Shankar Das. Accused Arun Mohanty assured her to arrange a govt job for her and demanded Rs 7 lakhs. She gave the money but could not get any job.

The scammers have cheated Rs 1.05 lakh from one Sushant Kumar Muduli for the post of peon, Rs 4.50 lakh from one Deepak Kumar Nayak for the post of peon in the Khordha Collectorate, Rs 2 lakh from one Dipu Biswal for the job of a peon in Raj Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.

During the investigation, it was revealed that scammers have duped hundreds of job aspirants of Odisha showing them fake government letters, logos, and official seals of different departments of Govt. of Odisha

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE IT

Trending Searches Today |

Share Market

Indian Stock Market Fall Today as Sensex Drops Over 700 Points

Sensex drops 700 points, Nifty falls amid US-Iran tensions. Rupee weakens and oil prices surge. Read full market update.

Sensex Falls 1342 Points as Broad Selloff Hits Indian Stock Market

Sensex falls 1342 points and Nifty drops below 23870 amid broad market selling. Over 180 stocks hit 52 week lows. Read full market update.

More like this

Odia Mandatory in Schools Odisha: Govt Pushes Language and Cultural Identity

Odisha makes Odia compulsory in all schools. CM Majhi pushes language preservation and cultural identity. Read full update.

Horoscope Today April 15, 2026

Horoscope Today April 15, 2026 for all zodiac signs. Check love, career, money predictions and what stars say today.

Odisha Heatwave Warning IMD Issues Yellow Alert Across Multiple Districts

IMD issues heatwave warning for Odisha with temperatures rising sharply. Check affected districts and safety tips now.