Thane city police have registered a case after a woman allegedly lost nearly Rs 5 lakh in an electricity bill scam, an official said on Friday. Per a report in PTI, the woman, aged 52, said that she had received a call on March 19 from a fraudster posing to be personnel from her electricity distribution company. 

As per the report, the woman, who is a resident of the Khopat area in Thane city, stated that the caller told her there was some outstanding amount on her electricity bill.