1 held for job fraud

The police on Friday arrested a man for conning people of Rs 36 lakh, promising railway jobs. Kancheepuram police said Kumaresan (47), the accused, a mechanic in Arakonam, sold the idea of placement in the railways to Napolean, who is based in Chengalpet. Napolean and six others paid a total of Rs 36 lakh to Kumaresan. When the jobs didn’t materialise, they filed a police complaint, following which a case was registered.