Is digital arrest legal in India?

This archive treats digital arrest as cyber fraud, not a lawful arrest method. If a caller claims arrest over video call, preserve evidence and use official reporting channels.

What records should a digital arrest victim preserve?

Preserve call logs, chat handles, meeting links, screenshots, transaction references, complaint numbers and official acknowledgements before interpreting the claim.

Where should emergency cyber fraud be reported in India?

For urgent cyber fraud reporting in India, use the Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at cybercrime.gov.in.

⚠ If you are in immediate danger, stop the call. Cyber Crime Helpline: 1930 | National Emergency: 112 | File online: cybercrime.gov.in No government agency conducts arrests over video call. Do not transfer money or share OTPs with callers claiming to be CBI, ED, or police.

Evidence hub

Digital Arrest and Data Harm

This hub organizes the archive around digital arrest fraud, stolen KYC data, data recovery duties and victim record preservation. It is research material, not legal advice or a substitute for emergency reporting.

Evidence class

Research hub

Source-linked guidance for preserving records before interpreting claims.

Status

Public safety context

Urgent fraud reports should still use official emergency and cybercrime channels.

Boundary

Not legal advice

This page does not decide liability or replace police, court, bank or helpline action.

Evidence checklist

What records should be preserved before claims are interpreted.

Stolen KYC data

Why identity data leakage is treated as a public harm, not only a private fraud loss.

Data recovery

Research framing for restoring, deleting or accounting for stolen citizen data.

Victim record preservation

A preservation-first record discipline for complaints, filings and digital traces.

Source trail

The cluster points back to the MeitY digital governance case file, the redacted writ petition, the digital arrest root-cause document and the public evidence inventory. Allegations remain allegations unless a competent record establishes more.

MeitY case file Research datasets