New Delhi, June 20 -- In a shocking incident, an 80-year-old bookstore owner in Delhi's Connaught Place was duped of over Rs 15 lakh by a cyber-fraudster impersonating an official of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), police said on Friday.

The incident took place on June 16 when the victim received a WhatsApp call from an individual claiming to be an NDMC official. The caller claimed that the electricity bill for the shop had not been paid for a long time and warned that the electricity connection would be cut within 30 minutes unless payment was made immediately.

According to the police, the caller sent the victim a link for an invoice of Rs 12 and instructed him to clear the dues urgently. In a state of panic, the victim followe...