More details have emerged in alleged government job fraud case involving Pooja Thakur after registration of an FIR at Sadar Police Station Jalandhar that has been registered under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 319(2), 351(2), 308(1) 338 and 336(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The case is based on a complaint filed by Dr. Manmehak Bhateja who is a dentist and resident of Jalandhar Heights-3 Pholriwal, Jalandhar and in her complaint she alleged that Pooja Thakur who was living on floor above her cheated her and several other people by promising government jobs and showing allegedly fake official documents.
According to FIR Dr. Manmehak came in contact with Pooja Thakur around four months ago and the complainant alleged that Pooja introduced herself as a senior government official working in Ministry of Home Affairs and claimed to be holding an important HR position, she also allegedly claimed to have strong connections with IAS officers and other senior officials.
The complainant stated that Pooja initially asked for her CV and later demanded ₹26,800 claiming it was a security deposit for a government issued laptop that would be returned after a few months and the FIR further states that Pooja later sought additional financial help claiming that her transaction limits had been exhausted and that she urgently needed money.
According to complaint various amounts were transferred through complainant's bank account and FIR alleges that Pooja gradually gained trust of the complainant and showed her appointment related documents, offer letters and recruitment orders carrying government style formatting, official looking headers and signatures. The complainant also alleged that Pooja claimed vacancies were available for posts such as ASI, constable, nurse and teacher and according to FIR she told people that these posts could be filled through her contacts and encouraged them to help deserving candidates.
FIR states that complainant referred several people to Pooja and it is alleged that money was collected from multiple individuals seeking jobs alng with this complaint also mentions alleged payments of around ₹3.5 lakh for an ASI post, ₹1 lakh for a nursing post, ₹1.6 lakh for a teacher post and ₹1.2 lakh for a constable post. The complainant told police that she later became suspicious after noticing mistakes in documents shown to her and according to FIR some documents contained typing errors, incomplete details and formatting issues that appeared unusual for official government orders.
The complaint further states that her husband who is a doctor verified certain documents with PIMS Hospital and allegedly found that no such recruitment process existed. The complainant also claimed that inquiries raised doubts about identity documents allegedly shown by Pooja including a Ministry of Home Affairs identity card and according to FIR neighbours also informed the complainant that similar approaches had allegedly been made to other residents. The complaint alleges that when questions regarding recruitment and payments increased Pooja offered various assurances regarding repayment of money and allegedly promised to return funds through personal assets, jewellery or family savings.
The complainant further alleged that she feared the accused might leave the area and requested immediate police action and she also claimed that the accused could pose a risk to other residents by allegedly targeting more people through similar promises and based on the complaint police conducted a preliminary inquiry and registered the FIR on June 16, 2026 and the FIR records that allegations disclosed offences under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following which a formal case was registered and investigation was initiated.
FIR comes after police recently arrested Pooja Thakur in connection with alleged job fraud case and police had earlier stated that the suspected fraud could exceed ₹1 crore and that more than 200 fake appointment letters, forged seals and other documents were recovered during a raid and investigators are also examining recovered identity cards, financial transactions, digital records and other evidence.
Police officials have said that investigation is continuing and efforts are underway to identify all possible victims and verify authenticity of documents recovered during operation.