Giridih (Jharkhand), April 11 The Giridih police have filed an FIR against a constable for allegedly defrauding people of Rs 39.60 lakh by promising them a cheap auction of four-wheeler vehicles seized, an officer said on Saturday.
The accused constable has been identified as Gautam Kumar Sharma, and he is currently stationed at the Cyber Police Station in the Jamtara district, the officer said.
"We filed an FIR against the accused on Friday after receiving a written complaint from Maharaj Prasad Yadav of Chapuwadih village," said Jitendra Singh, the officer in charge of the Benganad police station.
He said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused defrauded a total of Rs 39,60,500 from as many as eight people, including the complainant.
"Apart from the aforementioned case, around 10 to 12 other people from the Muffasil police station area were also defrauded by him," the OC added.
The police have initiated a thorough investigation into the matter, he said.
The accused originally hails from Gadiya village in the Deoghar district and has been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), police said.
