New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The 14th edition of the Delhi Literature Festival included a session addressing the growing threat of cybercrime, with a focus on 'digital arrest' scams and financial frauds in India's increasingly digital environment.
Nishant Kumar, Director of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), explained that fraudsters are increasingly impersonating police officers or officials from investigative agencies, falsely claiming that individuals are under investigation or 'digitally arrested.' Victims are then coerced into transferring money under the pretext of legal verification, case settlement, or account clearance.
He clarified, "If someone claims over a call that you are under digital arrest or asks for money to settl...