ALAPPUZHA: A complaint has been lodged that a BJP leader scammed people of more than Rs 1 crore by offering job. The incident took place at Chengannur in Alappuzha district. The local BJP leader and his gang have cheated people of money by offering job at the Food Corporation of India. The gang has three members, including Sanu N Nair, a native of Alappuzha's Chengannur.

Sanu is an active member of the BJP. Apart from him, Rajesh Kumar from Budhanoor and Lenin Mathew A from Vyttila, Ernakulam are also on the accused list. The scam took place after Lenin Mathew pretended to be a board member of the Corporation of India. He will gain credibility by showing pictures of him standing together with BJP central leaders and ministers.

Later, they will convince job seekers that there are many vacancies in the Food Corporation of India, including engineer posts, and that it will be easier for them to get jobs as they are close to the leaders. After receiving money several times from the job seekers, they will go into hiding.

Job seekers will be called near the offices of the Food Corporation of India and accommodation will be provided nearby. After accomodating them like this for days, the three of them would leave with money.

They are using a car affixed with the board of the Food Corporation of India, which the people mistakenly think of as an official vehicle. Accused steal between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 35 lakh from one person. Chengannur police have so far received nine complaints in this regard.