Opinion: ‘Digital Arrest’ — Evolving Tech Spawning Sinister Cybercrimes. Addressing Legal Gaps, Awareness Need Of Hour

The rapid growth of internet access and mobile technology has created new opportunities for both innovation and criminal activity. Representational image.

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India has witnessed a drastic increase in cybercrime in recent years, spurred by technological advances and the significant growth in the country’s internet user base. The digital explosion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has also been a factor. Digital technologies have spawned a wave of cybercrime techniques, with ‘digital arrest’ being one of the latest scams. In ‘digital arrest’, fraudsters imitate law-enforcement officials to extort money from individuals. Even