Bank job: Gang swindled over Rs 3 crore from aspirants
The arrested person was identified as P Manikandan of Tirupattur district. The main accused, Vinoth (31) of Thanjavur and his accomplice, Karthik (39) of Medvakkam near Chennai were arrested last month.
CHENNAI: A 36-year-old man who was part of a gang that targeted aspirants seeking jobs in nationalised banks and swindled several lakhs from them was arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the city police on Saturday.
The arrested person was identified as P Manikandan of Tirupattur district. The main accused, Vinoth (31) of Thanjavur and his accomplice, Karthik (39) of Medvakkam near Chennai were arrested last month.
Police investigations revealed that the gang had sent out messages stating that they could help aspirants get jobs as probationary officers in nationalised banks, including the State Bank of India (SBI), and cheated about 40 persons across the State.
According to officials, each aspirant was charged anywhere between Rs 7 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and the estimated amount of money swindled by the gang is said to be over Rs 3 crore.
Police have recovered several documents and fake appointment orders from Manikandan. He was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.
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