NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : Digital arrests were widely reported in India in 2024 and 2025, when scamsters would impersonate a police officer/civil servant to threaten innocent people over “digital arrest”.
The central government has sprung into action to curb digital arrest scams – which have looted senior citizens, youths, and the vulnerable of thousands of crores of hard-earned money – constituting a high-level inter-departmental committee to comprehensively examine all facets of the issue of “digital arrests” across the country.
The committee is headed by the Special Secretary (Internal Security), which has already held multiple meetings, of which the latest was attended by representatives from various online platforms, including Google, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more.
The government has filed a status report, informing the Supreme Court, which is hearing the case on January 13, that inputs to combat digital arrest scams have been received from the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The high-level inter-departmental committee (IDC) was formed on December 26, 2025, and has officials from multiple agencies to comprehensively study all aspects of the issue revolving around digital arrest scams.
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