Overview

• An FIR was lodged on July 21 under sections 318, 336 and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following routine verification of a driver’s job offer.
• Multiple Delhi Police teams have been formed to identify and apprehend suspects behind the counterfeit offer letters.
• Investigators found fraudsters had fabricated documents bearing the additional secretary and director general’s letterhead to promise roles at The Ashok Hotel.
• The scam has raised concerns about the vulnerability of jobseekers and the risk to the reputations of the Ministry of Tourism and ITDC.
• The probe was triggered by Manish Panwar’s June 18 call to the ministry, highlighting individual vigilance in exposing forgery.