New Delhi:
Two people were arrested for cheating unemployed youths by promising them government jobs through fake government websites, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Saturday.
"The accused were running fake offices and websites in the names of government organizations like 'Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Awam Suchna Sansthan' and 'NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) Samiti'," said a CBI official.
According to the investigative agency, the accused were arrested here on Friday.
"They used to create websites with national emblem on it and invited applications from all over India for various government jobs. They would then ask the victims to deposit the 'fee' in a bank account," said the official.
The money would be later withdrawn through banks in Delhi.
The accused would run a particular office/website for a period of three to four months only and a new name and address would be acquired thereafter. The majority of the victims are from Jharkhand and West Bengal.
The CBI further said that they have got five days' custody of the accused and are suspecting the involvement of a bigger gang behind the duo.