In a significant crackdown, the Military Intelligence (MI) team successfully apprehended a notorious fraudster who was running a fake Army recruitment racket, duping innocent people by promising jobs in the Army’s civil defence services and grabbed lakhs from them.

 

The accused has been identified as Rajesh Kumar Rajbhar (46), son of Sumeswar Rajbhar, a resident of Madai area in VFJ Estate in Ranjhi and ex-army personnel. According to police, the arrested Rajesh Kumar Rajbhar, is a retired Army personnel who served in MH Jabalpur from 2013 to 2016. After retirement, he began impersonating Army authorities and issued fake appointment letters to unsuspecting candidates, charging them hefty sums of money in return for false promises of Army jobs. After a prolonged surveillance operation, the Military Intelligence team caught Rajbhar and handed him over to Ranjhi Police Station for further legal action.

 

During the interrogation conducted jointly by MI and local police, several forged joining letters and fake documents were recovered from his possession. Preliminary investigations suggest financial transactions amounting to approximately Rs 45 lakh through his fraudulent activities.

 

According to Military Intelligence, Rajbhar created counterfeit documents in the name of several legitimate Army departments and formations, including HQ MB Area, Jabalpur (Medical Branch), AD Commandant MH JBP SO-III, 506 Army Base Workshop, Col HQ MB Area, JAK RRC, Jabalpur and IHQ, Delhi. He used these forged documents to gain the trust of potential recruits, often presenting himself as a serving Army officer to add credibility. Victims were lured with fake postings and false promises of quick appointments in exchange for bribes.

 

This arrest is a part of Military Intelligence’s ongoing efforts to protect the integrity of the Indian Army from impersonators and scammers. So far, around 303 fraudsters have been tracked and exposed in similar cases as a part of this sustained drive. Authorities emphasise that individuals seeking employment in the Army should verify all recruitment details through official channels and beware of middlemen or unofficial agents.