Ballia (UP), February 28 An operator of a power department-contracted common service center was arrested here on Saturday for allegedly defrauding a consumer of Rs 15,000, police said.
The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged at the Nagra police station on Friday evening against the accused, Deepak Rao, based on a complaint filed by Jai Prakash Yadav, a junior engineer of the Salempur power sub-station.
According to police, a consumer named Lallan Rajbhar had handed over Rs 15,000 to Rao to be deposited under a power bill relief scheme. However, the operator allegedly registered only Rs 2,000 and pocketed the remaining amount.
Rao provided the consumer with a forged receipt of Rs 15,000. The alleged fraud came to light on Friday when the consumer visited the power sub-station and presented the receipt.
Nagra SHO Sanjay Mishra said a case of fraud and forgery has been registered against the accused. Efforts are being made to arrest him.