Bangalore Police busted a job racket with the arrest of four persons, including one woman, who had allegedly duped at least 37 job seekers by accepting a payment of Rs 1.80 lakh each on the promise of securing employment in leading IT firm Wipro.

The accused were identified as Rajiv Ranjan, 30, native of Bihar, Mohammed Azar, 25, native of Andhra Pradesh, Sathya Priya, 25, native of Tamil Nadu, and M N Naryanana, 29, from Kerala, according to Bangalore Police Commissioner B G Jyothiprakash Mirji.

Explaining their modus operandi, he said Priya would lure job seekers and collect all documents and original certificates from them with a promise to find employment in Wipro in Bangalore.

The accused would then accompany them to the Wipro campus, where she would arrange for a meeting with her accomplices, posing as Wipro personnel. The accused would then arrange for an "interview" with a person posing as the MD of the company.

Mirji said the accused managed to gain entry into the Wipro campus by misusing the vendor entry cards issued by the company.

The accused would then hand over to the victims letters of appointment for software trainee engineers with a annual income of Rs 2.94 lakh. The fake letter also asked the victims to report to Wipro in the month of September, he said.

However, the racket came to light when one of the victims suspected something amiss and alerted the police.