Jhunjhunu News Desk: These days, complaints are being received in Jhunjhunu city of cheating consumers by posing as employees of water supply department. Someone is reaching consumers’ homes and extorting cash by threatening to disconnect the connection saying that the water bill is outstanding. Whereas there is no provision to collect cash from the water supply department. In such a situation, consumers who are victims of fraud are now making rounds of water supply department officials and police stations, but consumers are not being heard. Complaints of half a dozen consumers have reached the water supply department. A consumer who was a victim of fraud has filed a complaint in the Kotwali police station.
already cheated of Rs 1.5 lakh
In just a few days, this fake employee of the water supply department has defrauded people of Rs 1.25 to 1.5 lakh. This is just the amount of consumers who have come forward. There may be more such consumers. It is being told that the accused is reaching out to three-four consumers every day.
Accurate information about outstanding bills and notices
This person reaching out to consumers is giving accurate information about their outstanding bills and notices given by the water supply department. This also makes the consumers believe that it is the employee of the water supply department. After this, people get greedy and give money in the name of settlement. In such a situation, the question arises that from where is that person getting the information about the outstanding bills and notices of the consumers.
Xen shrugged it off: I am going on leave
When information was sought from Rohitash, XEN of Water Supply Department, about this type of fraud, he shrugged it off. He said that he does not have such information. This is the work of AEN, he will see it. I am going on leave.
