Three people were arrested for allegedly running a fake job racket in the national capital, police said yesterday. The accused were identified as Shashi Bhushan (26), Sandeep Sidhana (36) and Sheetal Kumar (30), they said.

On January 3, police launched a probe on the complaint of a person who alleged that he was cheated of Rs 24 lakh by one Manish and his associates on the pretext of providing jobs in railways and other government departments, said Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) Rajiv Ranjan. During investigation, it was found Manish had escaped to Bihar after cheating many people here.