An old woman named Devaki living in Madhamangalam near Bandalur in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district was in shock when she received an electricity bill of ₹25,071.
The house in which the lady lives has just 3 bulbs.
The lady had received the bill as SMS in her mobile phone. Her son had complained to the electiricity board office in Serampore. However, no action was taken for days. Other residents of the area too had lodged complaints upon which an investigation was carried out by the authorities.
It was revealed that the man who comes to take the ‘reading of the meter’ named Ramesh had calculated the readings without visiting the houses.
The erroneous accountant has now been fired.
(With inputs from News 18 Tamil Nadu)
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