Five persons were arrested for allegedly cheating 100 youths seeking jobs in Chennai Metro Rail.
Five persons were arrested for allegedly cheating 100 youths seeking jobs in Chennai Metro Rail and swindling about Rs 2 crore from them, police said today.
A high-end luxury MUV vehicle, Rs 86,000 cash and 68 cheques were seized.
Following a complaint from the Metro Rail authorities, a probe was launched into the job racket and five persons, including S Palraj, 54, the alleged mastermind, and a woman Rajathi, were arrested from a hotel in Chennai yesterday and interrogated, they said.
The probe revealed that about Rs 2 crore was collected in cash and cheque from 100 youngsters by promising them jobs in Chennai Metro Rail.
Based on the job profile, money ranging from Rs 15-20 lakh was collected from the aspirants.
The five persons were later produced before a court which remanded them to judicial custody. They have been lodged in Puzhal Central Prison, police said.