Daijiworld Media Network

New Delhi, Jun 22: A fake recruitment racket run by ex-servicemen got busted here by the police.

The ex-servicemen who used to be Majors in the Army Medical Corps fooled young men who aspired to join the Indian Army.

The two conmen, one posed as a doctor for medical check-ups assured the candidates of a suitable placement in the Indian Army.

The candidates were asked to fill up personal details on answer sheets that were later filled by specialists and submitted to the Head Office. They were informed that they would recieve their joining letter through post.

Only when they did not recieve anything related to the Indian Army in their mailboxes did they realize they had been cheated.

The racket is said to be worth a lot of money as each of the candidates had to pay around Rs 3 lac.

Based on a complaint given by one of the candidates, the Crime Branch of Delhi police arrested four who were the masterminds behind the racket in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.