In Kolar police station area of Bhopal, cyber thugs, posing as sub-inspectors of CBI, digitally arrested 72-year-old retired employee Jagannath Rathore for three days. The matter came to light when Jagannath Rathore’s relatives did not see him out of the house for three days. When they inquired about him, they came to know about his digital arrest. The relatives informed the Kolar police without any delay. As soon as the information was received, the Kolar police reached the spot. Reached Jagannath Rathore’s house, on seeing the real police, the thugs not only disconnected the phone but also blocked Jagannath Rathore’s number. The victims were extremely scared of the incident.

03 lakh rupees cheated

In these three days, the thugs had defrauded Jagannath Rathore of Rs 3 lakh. He was about to transfer more money to the swindlers when due to the wisdom of his relatives he was saved from losing more money. The thugs threatened the victim for three days by saying that he would be ‘digitally arrested’ over WhatsApp video call and transferred the amount to their account through RTGS.

The victim is a retired employee of MPEB.

According to Kolar Police, on January 8, 2026, relatives of Jagannath Rathore, resident of Shidipuram Kolar Road, reached the police station and told the police that their Jagannath Rathore is a retired MPEB employee and lives alone in the house. Three days ago he received a call, informing him that he would receive a WhatsApp video call, which he should pick up and talk to.

Thugs targeted by pretending to be CBI Inspector

After some time, the thugs made a video call to Jagannath Rathore and the person on the other end introduced himself as a CBI sub-inspector and said that he was being digital arrested. The thug threatened that during this time he would not tell anything to anyone. Under fear and pressure, the victim got Rs 3 lakh transferred from his SBI account to another account through RTGS. The amount was transferred to the account mentioned in the name of account number Milk Milk Products, Pune. Transaction ID has also been recorded in the complaint. Jagannath Rathore lives alone, his children live abroad, the thugs tried to cheat him by gathering information about his being alone.

The accounts of thugs were put on hold with the promptness of the police.

At present, due to the promptness of the police in this case, the accounts of the thugs were put on hold due to which the victim’s Rs 3 lakh could not be transferred from one account to another.

police appeal

Kolar Police has registered an offense under Section 318(4), 319(2) of the Indian Judicial Code and Section 66D of the IT Act. Police are investigating the mobile numbers and registered bank accounts. The police have appealed to the people that no investigating agency or police adopts any method like digital arrest. If you receive such a call or video call, immediately complain to the cyber helpline or the nearest police station.