{
  "id": 2091071,
  "title": "Pune: 5 Duped Of ₹67 Lakh On Promise Of PMC Jobs; Six, Including Retired Headmaster, Booked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/pune-5-duped-of-67-lakh-on-promise-of-pmc-jobs-six-including-retired",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:09:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-5-duped-of-67-lakh-on-promise-of-pmc-jobs-six-including-retired-headmaster-booked"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune police have registered a case against six individuals, including a retired headmaster, for allegedly defrauding five people of ₹67 lakh by promising them jobs with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The accused, identified as Sanjay Ananta Bhalerao, Shivanand Balasaheb Patil, Amit Darwatkar, Anand Londhanwar, Amit Suhas Deshpande, and an unnamed sixth person, allegedly lured victims with promises of PMC jobs such as attendants, guards, and supervisors. Between 2024 and June 2026, the accused reportedly collected ₹67 lakh in instalments from the victims in Vadgaon. To convince the victims, the accused provided them with fake documents sealed with PMC seals and purported signatures of officials, including letters for medical examinations. The victims were taken for medical examinations and given fake medical certificates, which strengthened their belief that they had secured PMC jobs. The victims later discovered that the appointment orders they received were fake and approached the PMC to demand repayment of their money, but the accused allegedly refused. The complainant, a 23-year-old resident of Nandoshi, reported the fraud to the Sinhagad police, leading to the investigation.",
  "summary": "Pune: Five people were allegedly cheated of ₹67 lakh on the promise of getting them jobs in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), officials said on Thursday. The Sinhagad police have registered a case against six people, including a retired headmaster of a PMC school, for allegedly cheating the victims by promising them posts such as attendants, police guards and supervisors. The accused have…",
  "key_points": [
    "Six individuals, including a retired headmaster, booked for ₹67 lakh fraud in Pune.",
    "Accused promised PMC jobs like attendants, guards, supervisors to victims.",
    "Victims discovered fake appointment orders, approached PMC for repayment."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This case signals a widening of the reach of job scams targeting gullible individuals, with fake documentation and impersonation of municipal officials adding to the deceit.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}