Though there are has been many types of job scams, the job scam that took place in the name of government-owned company Titanium is very rare. This scam took place with the support of a high official, who had status and repute in the company and in the society. The scammers took huge money from many people. The scam was led by a woman, which makes it more surprising.

The police believes that the gang collected around Rs.1.5 crores from candidates promising them jobs at Titanium. The Assistant General Manager and his friends are all part of this scam. The main accused Diya Jyothi’s husband is also involved and is one of the accused.

The case came to light after the gang dupped a woman in Thiruvananthapuram of Rs.10 lakhs promising her a job with Rs.75,000 as salary. The investigation into that case revealed that more persons were also cheated in this manner. To dupe the candidates, they were taken to Titanium and a fake interview was done. Though there are many news of job scams all the time, still many are falling victims to such scams. This is because of people’s desire to land in a job with high security and high salary.

If job scams are happening in the name of government institutions, it means that there is a support system there. Though it is said that appointments to public government companies are left to PSC, backdoor appointments are still going on. The society believes that if the governing party and highly influential people try, they can get appointments in these companies. If backdoor appointments are completely stopped then these scams can be done away with completely.

During the first LDF government there was a control on backdoor appointments. But when the LDF got power for a second term, illegal appointments have become rampant and complaints are rising from everywhere.

The government is also responsible for creating a feeling that if you have power and money you can get a job. Backdoor appointments in government departments and public companies are being done extensively making mockery of PSC and the employment exchange.

Once the youth were duped in the name of arranging a job visa. Once the gulf job market hit a depression, that scam has come down. In its place the scams are being done in the name of companies in our state. The police’s lack of enthusiasm in the investigation into job scams helps the accused in such cases. In the Titanium job scam, the police flung into action only after two months of the first complaint.