Pune, 16 July 2025: A growing number of unemployed youth are falling victim to fraudulent job rackets in Pune, with scammers offering fake promises of positions in the police force, military, and revenue departments. In the latest incident, two young women were cheated of a total of ₹30 lakh by a man who promised them jobs as a police constable and revenue officer (Talathi). The Bharati Vidyapeeth Police have registered a case in connection with the incident.
The accused has been identified as Sagar Sukhdev Jadhav, originally from Mahatma Phule Peth and currently residing in Chandbhaganagar under the jurisdiction of Bharati Vidyapeeth police station. In 2022, he met a young woman from Ahire village in Satara district who was preparing for police recruitment.
Gaining her trust, Jadhav claimed he could secure her a job in the police department and managed to extract ₹11.10 lakh from her through both online transactions and cash. When she later asked for her money back, he stalled repeatedly, eventually returning only ₹1.05 lakh and giving evasive answers about the remaining amount.
Further investigation revealed that Jadhav had also defrauded another young woman in a similar manner. He promised her a job as a revenue officer (Talathi) and collected ₹20 lakh from her. She too has filed a complaint at the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station. Authorities suspect the accused may have lured several other victims with similar fake employment offers.
Police are urging citizens not to fall prey to fraudulent job promises. All official government recruitment processes are conducted transparently through legal, online procedures. People are advised to avoid trusting individuals who claim to have inside contacts or demand money in exchange for job placements. Victims or those aware of such scams are encouraged to immediately report them to the police.
This case adds to a troubling pattern of employment frauds reported across Maharashtra over the last few years. These include a ₹1.8 crore scam in September 2023 involving fake army recruitment promises to 42 individuals, and an ₹80 lakh scam in April 2025 affecting 25 youths with false promises of jobs in the police, revenue, and forest departments.
