Vegetable vendor in MP arrested for making obscene calls to 300 policewomen

A man who targeted policemen across several states with obscene phone calls over the past eight months, has finally been arrested.

Published on: Sep 4, 2017, 19:09:32 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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Addicted to making obscene calls to women, a 30-year-old man from Morena district of Madhya Pradesh harassed about 300 policewomen across India over phone in the past eight months.

The accused, Durgesh Aggarwal (left) at a police station after his arrest for making obscene calls to 300 policewomen. (HT PHOTO)

Durgesh Agrawal who is a vegetable vendor targeted the cops from constables to additional director general (ADG) ranked police officials in different states, according to police.

On a complaint of a policewoman in Hyderabad to the city’s deputy commissioner of police, Telangana cops tracked down Durgesh Agrawal at a distance of 1250 km away in Morena.

Telangana police informed their Madhya Pradesh counterparts. The police kept his mobile number under surveillance for about two weeks.

After getting ample evidence Agrawal was arrested on Monday evening by Telangana crime branch sleuths and was taken to Hyderabad.

Police say Agrawal is a married man. “He used to search the cell numbers of woman cops from the websites of different state police. He used to call them randomly from midnight to wee hours,” said police.

As per call details he made most of the calls between 12:30 am to 3 am to policewomen cops in Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and a few other states. According to the initial investigation he did not call any woman cop in Madhya Pradesh.

When the police team reached the accused’s house to arrest him his family members tried to shield him by saying he was mentally unstable after having suffered losses in business.

“He doesn’t look mentally unstable. However, police will verify the claims with the help of doctors,” superintendent of police, Morena, Aditya Pratap Singh said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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