Udupi: Woman duped of Rs 6 lakh in 'digital arrest' cyber fraud
Udupi: A woman identified as Liolla from Udupi was conned out of ₹6 lakh by fraudsters posing as Mumbai Cyber Police, using a fake “digital arrest” threat to extort money.
According to the complaint lodged with the Udupi CEN (Cyber Economic and Narcotics) Police Station, the incident began on July 22 when she received a phone call around 11:30 AM claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The caller falsely informed her that multiple complaints had been filed against her SIM card for harassment and false advertisements, and said the case would be transferred to Mumbai Cyber Police.
Later, at 12:15 PM the same day, she received a WhatsApp video call where a person dressed in a police uniform appeared. The fraudster claimed that her Aadhaar card was linked to the Naresh Goyal money laundering case and that a warrant had been issued for her arrest. She was then told she was under “digital arrest.”
Later on July 25, the scammers pressured her into transferring ₹2 lakh and ₹4 lakh to two different bank accounts. In total, ₹6 lakh was siphoned off.
Following which, Liolla filed a formal complaint with the Udupi CEN police.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
