Rajasthan: FIR filed after 4 years in Rs 16 lakh cheating case

JAIPUR: A conman duped a person of Rs 16 lakh on the pretext of getting him selected in an interview for the post of lecturer in Uttarakhand primary health centre (PHC). The case is of 2018, however, the victim registered a case on Sunday.
The conman had claimed that he knew Congress leader Sachin Pilot and the final selection will be done on his recommendation.
According to the police, Thakurdas Bansal had cleared an exam for a post in primary health centre (PHC) in Uttarakhand in 2018. “The accused, identified as Vinod Kumar Gujjar met him and claimed that he knew the then Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. Thus, he would ask Pilot to recommend Bansal’s name for final selection by speaking to the Uttarakhand government and asked the victim to pay Rs 16 lakh,” said a senior police officer of Bari police station area of Dholpur on Monday.
Since 2019 the victim had been asking the accused to return the money as the selection as per promise was not done. “He has been threatening the victim to implicate him in a false criminal case and even kill him if he asks for money,” the officer said.
Bansal in the FIR claimed that he has now realised that the conman was not acquainted with Pilot. “We have registered a case of extortion and cheating against the accused and investigation is on. The accused is yet to be arrested,” the officer added.