Mysore/Mysuru : Just two days after a terrified senior citizen fell victim to extortionists faking a grievous ac cident at Dattagalli on Sept. 18 — where he was coerced into paying Rs. 85,000 — another elderly man narrowly escaped a similar scam in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage on Sept. 20.

This second incident demonstrates that these criminals are expanding their network beyond specific areas of the city, targeting regions with high population density. Alarming as it is, these scams are happening in broad daylight, leaving residents shaken.

SOM had highlighted the Dattagalli incident in its Sept. 20 report titled ‘Beware: Menace of senior citizens in city terrorised by fake accidents returns.’

After reading the article, 82-year-old Kiriyamada Thammaiah of Roopanagar, Bogadi, reached out to

See Full Page