The Mumbai police have suspended Assistant Police Inspector (API) Digambar Pagar, attached to the Matunga police station, for allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh to not arrest a cyber crime suspect from Rajkot, Gujarat. The ACB of the Rajkot division laid a trap, capturing evidence of the bribery through call recordings. An FIR was registered against Pagar and the alleged middleman. The Gujarat police informed the Mumbai police about the FIR, leading to Pagar`s suspension. The Rajkot ACB also arrested middle man Jaymin Sawaliya from Rajkot.

According to Gujarat ACB officials, the Matunga police had arrested a suspect from Rajkot in a cyber fraud case in March. In May, API Pagar received information about another suspect in the case. The Matunga police issued a summons to the suspect in Rajkot to appear for investigation and provide a statement. During this period, Sawaliya approached the person under investigation, claiming he had connections within the Mumbai police and a good rapport with Pagar at Matunga police station.