Ajmer: A retired official from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, now settled in Ajmer, was digitally arrested for 13 days by cyber fraudsters who posed as CBI officers. They accused the retired official of using his Aadhaar card for money laundering and duped him of Rs 57 lakh. After recovering from the trauma, the victim registered an FIR at the district cybercrime police station Monday.According to the police, Jagdish Asthani residing in Ajmer’s Vaishali Nagar area, received a call on Dec 20, 2025, from a person who identified himself as Rajendra, a CBI officer. The person told Asthani that his Aadhaar card had been used in a money laundering case and a case would be filed against him, and he would be arrested. The FIR report stated that the couple was so terrified that they started believing the fraudsters and acted as per their directions. Asthani withdrew Rs 29 lakh from his three fixed deposits and later withdrew Rs 8 lakh on Dec 22. Between Dec 20 and Jan 2, the couple transferred Rs 57 lakh to the accused. When Jagdish received his pension, the fraudsters demanded that he transfer that money as well, but Jagdish refused to do so. The fraudsters started threatening him. However, this time Asthani did not budge and instead went to the police station. Deputy SP, cybercrime, Shamsher Khan is investigating the case.
