Mumbai Police bust Job racket Accused Mahendra Sakpal, Sachin Dolas, Mahadev Shirwale Nitin Sathe arrested
Mumbai Police bust Job racket Accused Mahendra Sakpal, Sachin Dolas, Mahadev Shirwale Nitin Sathe
arrested
Crime racket is on the rise in Mumbai and its manifold. Despite the law taking its course after crackdown on such crimes, it yet continues with the criminals relishing the revenue generaring through their crime.
The recent racket may come as a shock and unexpected off.
Yes. The crime racket has happened that too from within the precincts of Mantralaya, the abode of the Government of Maharashtra.
Three conmen conducted ‘interviews’ for government jobs in Secretariat. The foursome accused identified as Mahendra Sakpal, Sachin Dolas, Mahadev Shirwale and Nitin Sathe allegedly conned 11 youngsters to the tune of Rs 63.60 lakh. The aspirants had even undergone medical check-ups and participated in interviews.
Reportedly, an FIR has been filed against the four accused and the Crime Branch have registered an offence under IPC Sections 420 (cheating) 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged documents as genuine) 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 170 (posing as a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code.
They have booked Mahendra Sakpal, Mahadev Shirwale, Sachin Dolas and Nitin Sathe. There are 11 victims, including the siblings, and they have been cheated to the tune of R63.60 lakh.
Story in detail:
*Sagar Jadhav, 26, a Malad resident, had lodged a complaint to the joint commissioner (crime) on the scam in May 2022. After probing the matter, Unit 6 of the Crime Branch registered an FIR at the Chembur police station against the quartet on December 19. According to Jadhav, he came in contact with one Mahendra Sakpal in January 2020.
Jadhav, came in contact with one Mahendra Sakpal, who claimed he had a friend named Nitin Sathe who worked at Mantralaya, in January 2020. Sakpal allegedly told Jadhav that he could assist him and his siblings get jobs at the seat of the state government in return for money. Elated, Jadhav handed over R9 lakh in cash as well as education certificates and identification documents to Sakpal in February. In the same month, Jadhav, his sister Priyanka, and brother Akash were called to JJ hospital for a check-up.
The complainant was called to Mantralaya for a job interview in December 2020.
Then came the lockdown and Sakpal kept delaying, claiming recruitment had been stopped. I kept calling him. In September, he demanded Rs 6 lakh, claiming half the work had been done and he had to pay money to complete the process. When he asked him when recruitment would happen, he’d give a new date. Finally, in December 2020, the candidates were we called to Mantralaya for an interview. By then, the family had paid accused Sakpal Rs 20 lakh.
At Mantralaya, the trio met one Sachin Dolas, who claimed to be working in the general administration department (GAD). The siblings were taken to the second floor and made comfortable. Soon, a person who identified himself as Nitin Sathe, the ‘secretary of the GAD’, asked questions to the trio individually. They were then asked to fill up a form that had the head ‘ID Form’ and told that they would receive a joining letter soon. However, they received no such letter.
“On inquiring, the trio learnt there was no secretary named Nitin Sathe and also came to know that, like them, many had been duped by Sakpal and Dolas. Jadhav wrote to the police commissioner and joint commissioner about the scam. Finally, they registered an offence.
Dolas, was actually employed as a peon at Mantralaya; Shirwale and Sathe, were arrested on Monday night. They were produced in court on Tuesday and have been remanded in police custody till December 27.
News Input K.V.Raman
