Man arrested for fake job website resembling that of Chennai Metro Rail Limited

34-year-old from Kerala designed site with CMRL images; sought money from applicants.

CHENNAI: A man aged 34 from Malappuram district of Kerala, who allegedly created a fake website resembling that of Chennai Metro Rail Limited and posted a fake recruitment advertisement, was arrested on Saturday.

Police said S Sreejith, a native of Tirur, allegedly created a fake website www.cmrlco.org, and duped job aspirants. A few months ago, an advertisement in the name of CMRL went viral after many shared it through social media.

The candidates were reportedly asked to give `4,000 and more, to apply for the jobs. On being informed, CMRL denied publishing any advertisement for recruitment. Subsequently, its General Manager lodged a complaint with Chennai Police. Investigation revealed that Sreejith had stolen the design, photos and contents from the original website of CMRL, www.chennaimetrorail.org and developed a fake one.

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