A practical Indian legal guide to online identity theft, fake social-media profiles and digital impersonation: emergency takedown, FIR, IT Act Sections 66C/66D, BNS offences, electronic evidence, compensation, bail and defence.
Read MoreA practical legal guide to SIM-swap fraud and mobile-number takeover in India, covering emergency telecom and bank action, UPI loss, RBI customer-liability rules, FIR procedure, Telecommunications Act offences, evidence and recovery.
Read MoreA legally precise guide to sextortion and intimate-image blackmail in India, including the 2026 two-hour takedown rule, FIR procedure, electronic evidence, BNS and IT Act offences, POCSO, injunctions, jurisdiction and bail.
Read MoreA practical 2026 guide to cyber fraud money recovery in India through 1930, NCRP, bank complaints, transaction holds, police investigation, BNSS Sections 106–107, court applications and RBI remedies.
Read MoreBank account frozen after a UPI transaction? This guide explains cyber cell freezes, layer accounts, Section 106 BNSS, lien versus debit freeze, disputed-amount relief and practical de-freezing remedies in India.
Read MoreCurrent guide to cyber crime law in India: IT Act offences, BNS cheating/personation, BNSS electronic jurisdiction, 1930/NCRP reporting, bank freezes, electronic evidence and defence.
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A “digital arrest” scam is a cyber-fraud method where criminals impersonate police, CBI, ED, Narcotics Department, RBI, courier officials or court officers and falsely tell the victim that he or she is under investigation or “digitally arrested”. They usually use WhatsApp, Skype, video calls, fake ID cards, forged notices, fake court orders and intimidation to...
Read MoreCyber police may ask a bank to freeze or mark lien on a bank account if money in that account is suspected to be linked with cyber fraud or a criminal transaction trail. However, freezing the entire bank account merely because of one identifiable suspicious transaction can be challenged as disproportionate. Recent High Court decisions...
Read MoreA bank account freeze in India means that the account holder is prevented from withdrawing, transferring or using money from the account. The freeze may be imposed by the bank, cyber police, investigating agency, court, GST department, ED, Income Tax department or another statutory authority. In cyber fraud and criminal-investigation cases, police may rely on...
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A lien on a bank account means that a bank, police authority, cyber cell, court, tax authority or statutory agency has restricted the account holder from using a particular amount or the entire account. A bank lien may arise from loan dues, credit card dues, overdraft, fixed-deposit security, unpaid charges or contractual set-off rights. A...
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