India, March 2 -- Delhi Police has arrested a proclaimed offender allegedly involved in a multi-State job scam, cheating several aspirants of crores of rupees by promising Government jobs in the Ministry of Home Affairs, officials said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Suresh, was apprehended on Saturday near the Dwarka Expressway after a brief chase, they said.

"According to the complaint lodged by Yogesh, a resident of Gurugram, the accused had allegedly taken '8.55 lakh between 2021 and 2022 on the pretext of securing him a Lower Division Clerk (LDC) post in the Ministry of Home Affairs. When the promised job did not materialise, and the money was not returned, the complainant approached the police," police said in a statement. B...