Archive · 23 Jul 2025
BJP Leader Duped in Chhattisgarh Appointment Scam
A BJP leader was tricked out of a lot of money.
Someone promised him a big job if he paid them, but it was all a lie.
The person asking for money claimed to know important people.
The BJP leader paid ₹41.30 lakh in cash and online.
After the job wasn't given, he realized he'd been scammed.
Police are now looking for the people who took the money.
The government is warning people to be careful of such schemes.
BJP leader Santosh Kataria was allegedly defrauded of ₹41.30 lakh.
The fraud involved promises of securing Kataria the Chairman post of the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation.
Kajal Joshi and Rajeev Soni are accused, claiming connections to senior figures.
Payments were made in Delhi and Raipur before the scam was revealed.
Police have registered a case and are searching for the accused.
- Who
- Santosh Kataria, Kajal Joshi, and Rajeev Soni
- What
- A BJP leader was defrauded of ₹41.30 lakh in a fake appointment scam.
- When
- The exact timeline of events is not specified in the articles, only that the scam was recently discovered.
- Where
- Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh, and Delhi, Raipur
- Why
- To fraudulently obtain money by promising a job that could not be delivered.
- Victim
- Santosh Kataria, BJP leader
- Amount Defrauded
- ₹41.30 lakh
- Accused
- Kajal Joshi and Rajeev Soni
- False Promise
- Chairman of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation
- Complaint Location
- Keshkal police station, Kondagaon district
- Legal Actions
- Case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023