Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 23 -- * More cases of senior citizens extorted using fake accidents as ruse emerging

* 71 yr. old forced to pay Rs. 61,500

Fake accident extortion gangs continue to operate in Mysuru city with scant fear of the law, targeting vulnerable senior citizens driving alone.

On Aug. 22, a 71-year-old Brindavan Extension resident (name withheld on request) fell victim to such a scam in broad daylight. Around 10.50 am, the senior citizen was returning home after dropping his wife at Surya Bakery Circle in Hebbal in his Wagon-R car. After passing High-Tension Road and Trinethra Circle, he stopped near a fish stall to buy fish. As the vendor was absent, he decided to wait inside his car.

Suddenly, a youth - around 27-28 years...