India, Aug. 11 -- Police in Gomti Nagar have registered a case against a Kanpur resident for allegedly cheating seven people of Rs.92.49 lakh by promising them government jobs, including positions in a high court, and issuing fake appointment letters and ID cards. The FIR was lodged on the orders of the court after police initially took no action on the victims' complaint.

According to the FIR, complainant Prithviraj Goswami, who hails from Bihar's Gaya and lives here, was promised a position in the high court for his brother by Sanjay Kumar in return for Rs.15 lakh.

The FIR was registered under multiple BNS sections including 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 352 and 351(3) on Friday.

Prithviraj paid the amount and later introduced...