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TopicDigital arrest

Topic: digital arrest

2 Kotak Mahindra ‘team leads’ held in Rs 14.20 lakh digital arrest case, bank says ‘not our employees’

Accused worked as team leads in bank's account opening dept, according to police. Police also arrested 'director' of a shell firm whose account was used to commit alleged fraud.

SIM binding: What India’s new mandate means for your WhatsApp & why big tech is pushing back

Though the objective of addressing financial security breaches is understandable, a major issue is that SIM-binding requirement may be difficult to implement in short term.

After 465% spike in 2024, MHA data shows digital arrest scams are on a decline in India

Indians lost Rs 1,918 crore to digital arrest scams in 2024. Cases still being reported, but awareness has helped curb menace, says MHA official.

Made-in-India Zoho’s app Arattai, which govt promoted, yet to comply with anti-digital arrest curbs

Centre tells SC, besides messaging app Arattai, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal have not complied with orders to ensure apps can't be used without original & active SIM, & need time-bound session controls.

Telecom dept’s limited powers, SIM misuse aid digital arrests—Centre pushes for SIM binding in SC

Submissions by Department of Telecommunications form part of a suo motu writ petition being heard by the apex court on digital arrest scams.

‘Summons to Mumbai & SC hearing’: How GK-2 couple lost Rs 14.85 cr to an elaborate cyber con

The couple, both doctors who used to live in the US, were held on “digital arrest” for two weeks between late December 2025 and 9 January.

Rajasthan HC ordered ride-hailing apps to have 15% women drivers. It was hearing a ‘digital arrest’ case

The court’s directives in a bail hearing drew scrutiny from lawyers who said the orders went beyond addressing remedies for the cyber fraud involved.

India’s IT hub Bengaluru is also the cybercrime capital with over 17,000 cases

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of convictions in cybercrime cases at 446, followed by Jharkhand with 114.

Indian investors, the ‘unsung heroes’ amid Trump trade war & ‘lessons’ for Modi in global headwinds

Financial Times reports on hotel chains making inroads into tier-2 India while BBC highlights digital arrest scam.

India’s elderly are losing their savings to scams. And it’s creating health problems

Tapan Bhattacharya, a retired banker, said his degree of awareness of such crimes is high. He still lost Rs 20 lakh in a scam.

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