New Delhi, June 25 -- In a crackdown, the Cyber Police of Shahdara busted a fake job recruitment racket and arrested the mastermind behind the scam, said an official release on Wednesday.

The main accused was identified as Rahul, a resident of Bahadurgarh in Haryana. His wife and alleged co-conspirator, Seema Yadav, remains absconding.

The scam came to light after a 19-year-old youth from Bhola Nath Nagar fell victim to a fraudulent recruitment scheme advertised through a YouTube video for a fake job search app.

The teenager was lured with the promise of a cashier job at Zepto, but the complainant was duped of over Rs 9,000 through a series of payments for fake registration, document verification, and processing charges.

Following a d...