Man arrested for defrauding teacher of Rs 4.10 lakh in fake power-cut scam

Amlai police have arrested from Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, an accused who defrauded a Kendriya Vidyalaya teacher of Rs 4.10 lakh. Police said that on 16 March 2024, teacher Pramod Pandey, posted at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dhanpuri, received a call from the accused, Daya Sahu, who said he was speaking as an SDO from the electricity department and that the power bill for his house in Bihar had not been paid and the connection would be cut. To avoid disconnection, he was told to make a recharge of Rs 19. A link was sent to the teacher, and as soon as he shared the OTP, Rs 4.10 lakh vanished from his account. The victim teacher filed a complaint at the police station, and police were investigating the case. On Friday, with the help of the cyber cell, the accused, Daya Sahu, 30, was arrested from Sakti Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. The accused had transferred the defrauded money to the accounts of his associates. Police recovered Rs 50,000 in cash from him. A case has also been registered against another accused, Lakhan Sunsan, and police are searching for him.