Kalaburagi, March 29 -- In a major breakthrough, the Kalaburagi police have busted a fake government job scam, arresting fraudsters who allegedly duped job seekers by issuing fake appointment letters.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) A Srinivasulu, the accused were tracked down after the Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office filed a complaint about the circulation of fraudulent appointment orders on social media.

A case was registered at the Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) police station under crime number 2/25, invoking sections related to cheating and IT offenses. Two dedicated police teams pursued the accused to Pune, where they initially managed to escape. However, they were later apprehended in Solapur and brought back to ...