NEW DELHI: Three people from south-east Delhi were arrested for duping people on the pretext of getting government jobs, police said on Saturday.
The accused have been identified as Mahendra Tiwari (43), a resident of Bhajanpura here, Praveen Raghav (40), a resident of Faridabad in Haryana and Lavkush Mishra (38), a resident of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, he said.
Officials said the Uttar Pradesh Police had announced a reward of Rs 50,000 each for information leading to his arrest.
Tiwari and Raghav were earlier involved in another fraud case. Police said Mishra was involved in three cases of fraud in UP.
A senior police officer said that on Thursday, after laying a trap on Mathura Road, the police stopped a car at 8.30 pm.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Surendra Chaudhary said, “Raghav was driving the car. Tiwari and Mishra were also in the vehicle. The three were arrested and nine mobile phones were recovered from their possession.”
During interrogation, the accused revealed that they were close friends. Police said that to earn quick money, they started duping people on the pretext of getting government jobs and tenders.
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