Smart meter: cyber fraud on doctor in the name of smart meter update, 15000 rupees stolen from account - cyber fraud doctor cheated 15000 in smart meter update scam

Updated: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:13 (IST) In Aurangabad, cyber thugs duped a doctor of Rs 15,000 in the name of updating his smart meter. The thugs posed as officials of the electricity department and asked to complete the process through the Suvidha app. Withdrawal of money from the account by tricking a video call. The Electricity Department has warned to beware of such fake calls. Cyber ​​fraud on doctor in the name of smart meter update, Rs 15,000 stolen from his account Jagran Correspondent, Aurangabad. Cyber ​​thugs have city doctor Dr. Sohrab Alam of Rs 15,000 fraud. The doctor was treating patients in his private clinic when cyber thugs called and posed as officials of the electricity department. Remove ad, just read news, money was withdrawn from their account in the name of updating smart meter. In this case, the doctor submitted a BVV to the cyber police office on Monday. The police are investigating. The doctor told the police that I treat patients in my clinic. Call came from mobile number 7439669059. It said that his smart meter was not recharged and it needed to be updated. After this they were asked to complete the process through Suvidha App. Cyber ​​criminals made a video call pretending to check the status of the meter and then called again and sent a link. Once the link is clicked, the amount is withdrawn from the account. Let us tell you that even before that, many customers were cheated in the name of updating smart meters. Pankaj Kumar Gupta, executive engineer of electricity department, said that no call is being made by the electricity department to update the meter. Be careful of such calls or you may become a victim of cyber fraud. The department has already made citizens aware in this regard.