Complex owner duped of Rs 2 lakh with forged TRAI docs

BENGALURU: A 56-year-old owner of a commercial complex in Fraser Town was duped of over Rs 2 lakh by multiple callers posing as representatives of a reputed telecom service provider who wanted to hire his place. After transferring money online to them in three instalments, Asadullah Shariff realised he had been duped and has now filed a complaint with the cyber crime police. Shariff had kept aside a huge chunk of that money for wedding of his older daughter.

The whole episode began with an innocuous message sent to her stating that a portion of his building was required on a rental basis in connection with installation of a mobile tower, Sharif told The New Indian Express. He immediately followed up the message, specified Rs 30 lakh as the annual rent, and asked them to send documents about the company.