Nagpur: An employee of a state-run coal firm was duped of Rs 1.68 lakh by online fraudsters who sent him a fake message about power bills, according to media reports.
The reports said that Rajeshkumar Awadhiya (46), a resident of Khaparkheda near Nagpur received a message on August 29 about power supply disconnection due to unpaid bills and he downloaded an app as mentioned in the message, the police said.
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Soon after clicking on the link, he lost Rs 1.68 lakh from two bank accounts. A case of cheating and other offences under Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act provisions has been registered, the Khaperkheda police said.
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