Mumbai: Ex-Navy Captain arrested for duping job seekers of Rs 36 lakh

On Satrday, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a retired Navy Captain for allegedly duping people of Rs 36 lakh on the pretext of giving them jobs in the Indian Navy.

Trinetra, the accused, is a retired Navy Captain who operated Saraswati Academy in Vishakhapatnam. He had promised people a sure shot job in Indian Navy in Mumbai.

The alleged scam came to light after six students who were enrolled in Trinetra’s academy approached the police and filed a complaint against him.

As per the complaint received, Trinetra took Rs 6 lakh each from the students and also issued them fake appointment letters of job in the Navy.

Accordingly, Trinetra was arrested by the crime branch for cheating and forging official documents.

In Hyderabad, earlier this week, the Task Force had arrested a travel agent for duping people on the pretext of providing jobs in Israel, Ecuador and other countries.

In the process, the officials also recovered three passports, three Aadhaar cards and two pan cards under different names belonging to the accused, identified as Vosa Gangadhar.

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