BJP’s Aligarh ex-mayor, husband kept under ‘digital arrest’ for 3 days, FIR filed

The caller told her that during a probe in Mumbai, her Aadhaar card had been found linked to a nationalised bank account through which a large amount of money had allegedly been transacted.

“He said a case of financial fraud was registered and that I could be arrested soon. They told me not to tell anyone and kept me on video calls for three days,” Bharti said.

Over the next two days, she said, multiple people — also posing as police officials — contacted her from different numbers, instructing her to follow their directions and maintain secrecy. “They said my account had been used for taking a loan and that it was a case of fraud. Later, they demanded Rs 50 lakh to dilute the case. But we refused,” she added.

Fearing trouble, Bharti and her husband approached the Delhi Police on Wednesday night and lodged a complaint.

The police said a case has been registered against unidentified persons and efforts are on to trace the numbers used in the calls. “Details of the phone numbers and bank accounts mentioned are being verified,” said Ravindra Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO), Delhi Gate police station, Aligarh.

An investigation is underway, he added.