Hans News Service New Delhi

DelhiPolice has arrested three people, including a former employee of the Income Tax Department, for allegedly running a fake recruitment racket to dupe government job seekers, Delhi Police said on Thursday.

The police in a statement said the accused allegedly cheated at least six to seven people of around Rs 10 lakh by posing as officials and conducting fake recruitment procedures inside the Income Tax Department premises at the Civic Centre to make the process appear genuine.

The arrests were made by the Central District police following an investigation into a complaint lodged by a resident of Ajmeri Gate, who alleged that he was cheated of over Rs 2 lakh on the false promise of a multi-tasking staff (MTS) job in the Income Tax Department.

“An FIR was registered at the Hauz Qazi police station on May 18 after the complainant alleged that the accused had induced him to part with his provident fund savings,” a senior police officer said. The complainant told the police that in December 2025, one of the accused introduced himself as an employee of the Income Tax Department and assured him of arranging a government job.

Another accused allegedly collected Rs 5,000 in cash, while the remaining amount of Rs 1.98 lakh was transferred digitally into a bank account provided by the gang between December 22 and December 31, 2025.

“To convince the victim, the accused allegedly prepared fake verification forms and continued assuring him that the recruitment process was underway until March this year before becoming untraceable,” the police officer said.