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Cyber Fraud & Digital Arrest Scams

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The legal basis police use to freeze accounts in cyber fraud investigations, and why High Courts currently disagree on its limits.

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The national reporting channels for cyber fraud and when a complaint converts automatically into an FIR.

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The labelling and takedown requirements introduced for synthetic and AI-generated content in February 2026.

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What a 'digital arrest' scam is, why it is not a real legal process, and the Supreme Court directions issued since October 2025.

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How quickly you need to report an unauthorised transaction, and how the RBI's liability rules are set to change from 1 January 2027.

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