Kadugodi resident swindled of Rs 53k by NT Correspondent man masquerading as Bescom official

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A criminal defrauded a 60-year-old resident of Kadugodi in the city, deceiving him out of Rs 53,000. On July 3, Narayan Prasad, the victim, received a call from an unknown person posing as a Bescom official.

As per the complaint, the culprit impersonated a Bescom official and informed Narayan Prasad that his electricity supply would be disconnected if he failed to clear the pending dues by the end of the day.

The criminal then sent a link to Prasad's phone, instructing him to click on it to make the payment for the electricity bill.

Trusting the instructions, Narayan Prasad attempted to pay the bill using the provided link.

However, after clicking on the link shared by the accused, a total of Rs 53,548 was deducted from Prasad's credit card. The Kadugodi police have taken note of the incident and initiated investigation into the matter.