In Ratlam, a retired professor and his wife were digitally arrested for 28 days and defrauded of 1.34 crore rupees. Their son, who came from Canada, rescued his parents. In this case, the police have apprehended three more people from the gang. This includes a young woman. She used to defraud people by making WhatsApp calls. The arrested accused are residents of Assam, Punjab, and Jammu. So far, 15 people have been arrested in this case. Some of them are from different states of the country. In fact, on November 25, a retired professor living in the DD Nagar police station area of Ratlam received a call from fraudsters. He identified himself as an officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch. He said that In Canara Bank, Mumbai, 247 crore rupees have been deposited into your bank account as money laundering funds. Your Aadhaar card and other documents are linked to the account. You will be arrested. The retired professor denied having any knowledge about this. Then he was threatened with the issuance of a warrant against him and immediate arrest. He was intimidated by showing a complete courtroom setup via a WhatsApp video call, in which police officers were also visible. Key retrieved from toilet seat When Ratlam police reached the accused’s house in Assam to apprehend him, the accused got wind of it. The accused hid his mobile phone in the house’s wardrobe and locked it. He threw the key into the toilet seat. When the police found out about this, they made the accused retrieve the key from the toilet seat, then seized his mobile phone, arrested him, and brought him to Ratlam. Defrauded crores by digital arrest Showing fear of arrest, the fraudsters digitally arrested the retired professor and his wife on a video call and held them hostage from November 15, 2025, to December 12, 2025, for a total of 28 days, by threatening them with digital arrest. During this period, in various ways, 1 crore 34 lakh 50 thousand rupees were deposited from different accounts of the retired professor. When the son came from Canada, the entire incident came to light. The son took his father and mother to SP Amit Kumak and the police. Then the DD Nagar police station registered a case under sections of the BNS and IT Act. Total 15 accused arrested SP Amit Kumar formed an SIT of 18 members. Initially, a total of 12 accused were arrested from Jabalpur, Neemuch, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat, who converted the defrauded amount into various bank accounts and cryptocurrency. Through interrogation of these accused, call details, and technical evidence, the police uncovered the involvement of 3 more people in this. Police arrested Mohan (27) son of Rughnath Kabra, resident of Shiv Apartment, NK Road, Badal Colony, District Mohali, Punjab, Simran Sharma (30) son of Swami Prasad Sharma, resident of Ward No. 07, Arya Samaj Mohalla, Akhnoor, District Jammu, (Jammu and Kashmir) and Suresh (37) son of Ganesh Rajak, resident of Dhulia Jaan, Sonapur, District Dibrugarh, Assam, and brought them to Ratlam. So far, a total of 15 accused have been arrested. Know who played what role Their Role in Apprehending the Accused Cyber Cell In-charge TI Amit Kori, TI Lilian Malviya, DD Nagar Police Station In-charge Anurag Yadav, Sub Inspector Jeevan Baria, Praveen Waskale, Constable Tushar Sisodia, Mor Singh Damor, and Pawan Jat played a role. Post navigation FIR against BJP’s divisional co-media in-charge in Indore:Woman alleges fraud in the name of plot allotment, took 8 lakh 46 thousand rupees Leopard kills child, drags body onto tree:Half of the body found on branches; remaining half lying on ground nearby forest area
