An 82-year-old man in Bengaluru was duped of ₹3.49 lakh in the name of verifying the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) form. Experts weigh in on how to stay safe from these scams. The revision of the electoral roll/voter list, or the SIR, is currently underway in several states, including Karnataka.Fraudsters who posed as Election Commission of India (ECI) officials tricked R Parthasarathy (82) into downloading a fake verification form under SIR.