India, May 9 -- LUCKNOW The UP Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday arrested the mastermind of an organised gang accused of duping two dozen youths of crores of rupees by issuing forged Army joining letters in the name of recruitment. The man, Ravikant Yadav, 25, a resident of Chandauli, was nabbed in Lucknow's Vibhuti Khand area, stated officials.

The man allegedly cheated 24 candidates of a total amount of Rs.1.12 crore on the pretext of Army recruitment, according to an STF release.

A complaint was filed by one Sher Singh at Mau Darwaza police station in Farrukhabad on October 28, 2023, stating that Ravikant Yadav, posing as a colonel in the Indian Army, along with one Dhruv Kumar Rajput, promised recruitment on nursing and Agniveer ...