Fake IT company dupes 100 job-seekers

Electrosys Solutions India, reportedly a fake company based in Jeevan Bima Nagar, had appointed 90 employees in March. The company allegedly collected Rs 8,000 to Rs 20,000 from each of the aspirants, in the guise of training and induction fee. The company promised them a salary of Rs 17,000 per month during the first two months, Jeevan Bima Nagar police have started a manhunt for three, who floated an IT company and duped nearly 100 job-seekers . Police registered a case against the promoters, who allegedly promised jobs to 90 BE and MCA graduates, and cheated them of Rs 1.5 crore. which would increase to Rs 24,000 on regularization.

The promoters of the company — Chinmaya, Karthik and Saurabh — lured the employees, claiming they had two projects, one from the Orissa government and the other from Wipro Technologies.

However, last Friday, they locked up the office and vanished. Employee representatives met joint commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar and submitted their complaint. Kumar said a case had been registered with Jeevan Bima Nagar police. "The accused in this case do not have any criminal record. We've asked the local police to intensify the search for the accused," said Alok Kumar.