Pune, Feb. 12 -- Pune city police and Southern Command Military Intelligence busted a fake Army Recruitment racket in Pune city in a joint operation and arrested one individual, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused has been identified as Mohit Ram Singh Dhami a resident of Uttrakhand. He was apprehended from Pune Railway Station at approximately 8:30 PM on Tuesday, police said.

The arrest followed a complaint by 23-year-old Dhule resident of Ravindra Janardan Bilade, who claimed that Dhami deceived him and his friend of Rs 4.80 lakh.

The incident took place on March 31, 2024, when Bilade and his friend were in Pune for a government job recruitment exam.

According to Bilade's complaint, Dhami posed as a Southern Command Hospital em...