The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations at 16 locations across the country in connection with the Bihar fake government job scam. The searches were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, and incriminating documents and digital evidence were seized. Various materials such as sale deeds, bank account details, and fake job advertisements were recovered during the operations.
The investigation was initiated based on an FIR against individuals soliciting job seekers at Sonpur Railway Station in Bihar. The accused were identified as part of a gang involved in defrauding people by promising government jobs, particularly in the Indian Railways. The gang operated a sophisticated fake job racket targeting aspirants for posts like RPF personnel, TTEs, and technicians.
The accused allegedly forged joining letters, ran fake training centers, and created fake identity cards and email IDs resembling official government addresses. They even credited salaries from government-sounding bank accounts to make the job offers seem legitimate. The probe revealed that the gang used deceptive tactics to impersonate government entities and lure candidates into their scam.
