In 2024, India faced significant losses from ‘Digital Arrest’ scams, with Rs 1,777 crore lost in the first four months itself. The situation is no different in 2025.

So, what is ‘Digital Arrest’? The term refers to the state of being restricted, suppressed, or incapacitated within the digital realm. It is a new type of cybercrime. In today’s digital world, scammers and criminals are finding new ways to trick people.

In a Digital Arrest, someone pretends to be a police or some other government official, often on a video call, to intimidate and control you. They might claim you’ve done something illegal like smuggling drugs through a courier and demand money, personal information, or other actions to “fix the problem.”

Scammers have been known to set up a fake police........

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