A 66-year-old criminal lawyer from Borivli West who practises in the Bombay High Court lost Rs 6.5 lakh after responding to a call claiming that his electricity supply would be disconnected over pending bills. Sadanand Shetty told mid-day that he has dealt with many criminal cases but himself became the victim of a con, pointing to the irony. Shetty, who also works with a law firm, filed a complaint with the MHB police after he lost the money on the night of June 25. 

“Last Thursday, my wife received a message that said our electricity bill was pending and if we did not pay it, our electricity supply will be disconnected. We ignored the message, but on Saturday morning we received a call from 9163563648 and the caller said he was an officer from the power company. He told me that our light bill was not updated and I had to update it. The caller told me to install QUICK SUPPORT APPLICATION on my phone and do a recharge of Rs 11,” Shetty told mid-day. A popular caller-identification app showed the name linked to the mobile number as “Electricity Office”.