Indian woman gets ₹250,000 electricity bill despite living in a hut with one fan and bulb

In a bizzare incident to have occurred in Guna city of India's Madhya Pradesh district, a 65-year-old domestic helper has been saddled with a  ₹250,000 electricity bill, several Indian media outlets reported.

Only a light bulb and a table fan are powered by electricity in Rambai's home, a modest shack. Previously, she received bills ranging from ₹300 to  ₹500. The woman, however, was unable to settle the bill for two months due to a lockdown, and this time she received a bill for  ₹250,000.

The woman was shocked to see the heavy electricity bill and went to the electricity department's office to have it corrected, but remained unsuccessful. The elderly woman told Indian media that she waits for the officers every day outside the office under a tree, but that no one notices her.

“I earn my living by working as a maid in other’s houses. I have a bulb and a table fan in my house. My bill has come to  ₹250,000. I have been coming to the electricity department for the last several days, but there is no one to listen,” Rambai told News 18.