Satyaratna Dixit collected about Rs 5 crore by promising government jobs to several people
LUCKNOW: A 37-year-old Lucknow man, collected around Rs 5 crore from several people on the promise of securing them government jobs, staged his own kidnapping to evade mounting pressure from those demanding their money back, police said. “During questioning, Dixit told us that he had left Lucknow on October 5 and reached Ahmedabad on October 7.
Dixit took money from several aspirants by promising appointments in government departments and issuing forged appointment letters, according to police. She was subsequently approached by Prakhar Pandey, who reportedly told her that Dixit had called from Hazratganj and said two Scorpio vehicles were following him. Madiaon SHO Shivanand Mishra said the police tracked a suspicious mobile number with the help of the North Zone surveillance team. He had taken money from several people on the promise of arranging jobs but was unable to secure the appointments or return the money,” Mishra said. Police said Dixit had promised jobs in the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), the public works department (PWD) and the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. He had called Prakhar Pandey to collect a purported appointment letter for the LDA, according to investigators.