📍 India
In late July 2026 a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant urged the Centre to consider standalone legislation defining 'digital arrest' as a specific offence, with stricter punishment. The government has said it is drafting legislation covering digital arrests and deepfakes. In July 2026 the CBI also arrested three people over a Rs 2.07 crore digital arrest fraud.
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Supreme Court of India
Apex court hearing the digital arrest scam case
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Investigating agency for major digital arrest cases
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
Union Home Ministry body coordinating cybercrime response
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10/8/2026, 10:25:44 AM