New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- A Bengaluru resident has sparked debate online after claiming that his landlord was imposing unusually high water charges every month. In a Reddit post titled "My landlord is charging me extremely high BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) water bills every month", the tenant shared a copy of a bill showing nearly Rs.15,800 for 165,000 litres of water.

The man explained that only two people lived in the flat and both spent most of their time at work, making such a large bill seem unreasonable. "We usually get a water bill of around 10k each month. We are just two people living here, who spend most of the time in office. I've tried fighting him for this, but he gives me stupid excuses all the time. We do...