Retd MLSU Officer Falls Prey to Scamsters, Duped of Rs 67.9 Lakh

Udaipur, Jan 10, 2026 - A major cyber scam has come to light in Udaipur as to how a retired official of Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU) was cheated of Rs 67.90 lakhs. Cybercriminals impersonating Delhi CBI officers kept the man and his wife under “digital arrest” for 12 days through WhatsApp video calls and duped him into depositing the amount in six instalments.

Following the victim’s complaint, a case has been registered at the cyber police station and an investigation has begun.

The victim, 68-year-old Bharat Vyas, a resident of D. Road in the New Keshavnagar area, is a former senior administrative officer of MLSU. He said that on December 28, 2025, he received a call from an unknown person who claimed that a complaint had been registered in his name. Later, through a WhatsApp video call, the caller introduced himself as Laxman from Delhi CBI and alleged that a money laundering case involving a transaction of Rs 20 lakh was registered against him.

Subsequently, another person named Samadhan Panwar was added to a joint call, who claimed to be an Additional Superintendent of Police of the CBI Delhi Branch. The accused allegedly threatened Court proceedings and arrest, extracted information about bank accounts, balances and jewellery from Bharat Vyas and his wife, and pressured them to transfer money.

According to the victim, owing to his senior citizen status and fear of arrest, he initially deposited Rs 5.50 lakh into the accounts provided by the fraudsters. From December 28, 2025, to January 8, 2026, the couple was kept under continuous “digital arrest” via WhatsApp video calls. During this period, the fraudsters made them transfer amounts of Rs 5.50 lakh, Rs 9 lakh, Rs 20 lakh, Rs 20 lakh, Rs 2 lakh and Rs 6.40 lakh in different instalments, totalling Rs 67.90 lakh.

The victim said he is mentally distressed owing to the incident and is consulting family members to repay money borrowed from acquaintances.

Cyber police officials have registered the case and initiated efforts to identify the accused and recover the defrauded amount using technical evidence.

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