THANE: A 76-year-old man was recently duped of Rs 3 lakh by an online scamster who posed as an official from the power company and sent him a message saying that his electricity bill was due.The police said the victim, a resident of Majiwada in Thane, received a text message on his cellphone stating that his power connection will be disconnected due to non-payment of bill. The sender also mentioned a support number and told him to call, the police said quoting the complaint.When the victim called the number the accused asked him to download AnyDesk app. The caller further told him to complete the process to avert any disconnection, but the victim got suspicious and disconnected the call. He immediately called on his banks customer care number and asked them to block his debit card but in vain. Later, he received a text saying Rs 2.97 lakh has been debited from his account. The cops said the bank authorities told him to file a complaint with the police. Thereafter, the victim approached the Kapurbawdi police station and registered a case under the Information Technology act.An officer said they have launched a probe into the crime and are yet to arrest the accused. The police have warned the citizens that they should pay the bill only on the official website of the electricity board and refrain from making any payments to the unknown people.We also published the following articles recentlyRepeated calls from a number led police to constables killerDelhi Police constable Monika Yadav, who had been missing for four months, was discovered to have been murdered by her colleague, Surender Singh Rana. Rana initially misled the police by using a fake SIM card obtained by his brother-in-law, but eventually confessed to the crime. He claimed that Yadav had threatened to expose their affair, leading him to kill her. Rana initially refused to disclose the location of the body, but later admitted to dumping it in a drain.Mumbai: Man suffers skull fracture after someone hits him with stick; his family blames policeA 23-year-old man in Mumbai suffered a skull fracture after being hit with a stick while riding a two-wheeler. His family alleges that a policeman struck him on the head during a police check. The incident occurred during Eid-e-Milad celebrations. A case has been registered against an unidentified person for the assault. The victims father is demanding justice and urges the police to examine CCTV footage from the area. An FIR has been filed under IPC sections 326 and 34.TMC to protest non-payment of dues in schemesThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) will protest in Delhi against the Centres non-payment of dues for the MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojna schemes. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who was supposed to lead the protest, has passed the responsibility to party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee due to her recent injury. Around 3,000 TMC members are expected to reach Delhi by Sunday night.

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