PM Modi Features Sajjanar’s Digital Arrest Video in Mann Ki Baat

Hyderabad: In the 115th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the issue of ‘digital arrest’ and requested the people to remain vigilant and not fall prey to cybercrimes.

PM Modi asserted that “there is no system like digital arrest in the law. This is just fraud, deceit, lie, a gang of criminals.” He played a video posted by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) Managing Director VC Sajjanar last month to help people understand the gravity of the crime. He also explained how the person in the video avoided falling into the trap despite the pseudo-police officers putting pressure on him to share his personal information.

The Prime Minister further shared that the enforcement agencies have been doing their job. They have blocked thousands of such fraudulent video-calling IDs and launched a crackdown on lakhs of SIM cards, mobile phones, and bank accounts associated with the fraudsters.

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Amid increasing cases of ‘digital arrest’ in India, Sajjanar recently shared a video of cybercriminals impersonating the competent authorities in state police, NCB, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and other law enforcement agencies.

After his video was featured in the latest ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode, Sajjanar took to X to express his gratitude to the Prime Minister for addressing this critical issue.

“The same issue & Video was highlighted on my X handle by sharing ‘smart’ video call conversation between the same person Santosh Patil of Vijayapur of Karnataka, along with a message to create awareness on digital arrests and cybercrime issues,” Sajjanar tweeted.

In today’s Mann Ki Baat episode, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi discussed about digital frauds and shared a video of a person speaking to pseudo police officers. He highlighted how this person cleverly avoided falling into the traps of cybercrooks. On September 19th,… https://t.co/sfA1pIvVyi pic.twitter.com/6b6pINNZ06

— V.C. Sajjanar, IPS (@SajjanarVC) October 27, 2024

Calling for a digital safer India, the TGSRTC official added that, “if anyone falls prey to such cyber frauds or the fraudsters try to contact you, please Dial 1930 immediately for assistance.”