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Retired judge loses Rs 2.5 crore in Jaipur digital arrest scam
Police in Jaipur have recorded a complaint alleging that unidentified fraudsters posing as CBI officers and RBI officials kept 90-year-old retired district judge Ganpat Singh Bhandari under “digital arrest” for nearly 15…
The Story in Brief
Police in Jaipur have recorded a complaint alleging that unidentified fraudsters posing as CBI officers and RBI officials kept 90-year-old retired district judge Ganpat Singh Bhandari under “digital arrest” for nearly 15 days and took about Rs 2.5 crore. The callers claimed a Rs 50-crore hawala transaction was linked to his SBI account and threatened him with arrest.
According to Hindustan Times and NDTV, the callers used WhatsApp video calls, demanded secrecy and told Bhandari to delete chats and call logs. A bank manager became suspicious during a transaction and alerted him. Police said about Rs 14 lakh had been put on hold, while investigators are tracing the accounts and withdrawals.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that an elderly victim was simply careless, or that every “digital arrest” case proves a total collapse of cyber policing. Both claims miss the method: impersonation, threats, isolation and relentless video calls can trap even a retired judge. Banks and families must treat sudden transfers under official pressure as an emergency warning. The clearest test now is how much of the alleged Rs 2.5 crore police can freeze and recover.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
