Mr Dudhat, a lawyer practicing at the court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in Maharashtra was arrested for his alleged involvement in allowing people to receive ISD from USA, bypassing VSNL, at an internet cafe which is in the name of his wife.

VSNL levies transfer charges on every incoming ISD call. The loss suffered by VSNL due to these operations is estimated to be around Rs 1.35 crore. VSNL’s vigilance officer noticed on August 25 that calls from USA were bypassing VSNL and were being converted into local calls at the cyber cafe with the help of internet.