Money & banking
Someone posing as police, CBI, customs or a court threatened me or took money ("digital arrest")
No police, CBI, ED, customs officer or judge ever arrests anyone over a video call or asks for money to "verify" it. Reporting fast is what gives money a chance of being frozen.
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There is no "digital arrest" under Indian law. The Supreme Court asked the CBI to coordinate a pan-India probe into these scams in late 2025. Report on 1930 / cybercrime.gov.in; money moved to mule accounts can sometimes be frozen and later released by court order.
General information, not legal advice.
Papers that usually help
- Phone numbers, video-call IDs and names they used
Police trace and block these numbers and accounts. - Fake notices, "warrants" or ID cards they sent
Shows the fraud and helps identify the gang. - Every transaction: date, time, amount, UTR and the receiving account
Banks freeze the receiving accounts using these details. - 1930 / cybercrime.gov.in acknowledgement number
Needed for bank, police and court steps. - FIR or police complaint copy
Needed to ask the court to release frozen money back to you. - Written complaint to your bank, with reference number
Starts the bank's own fraud process and record. - Call 1930 or file on cybercrime.gov.in now
This is how freezes start. - Report the number on Sanchar Saathi (Chakshu)
Helps block it so others are not targeted. - Change passwords, uninstall any app they made you install, and tell your bank about shared details
Shared details can be used again.
Questions Saboot will ask you
- Is the call or threat still going on?
- Did you send any money?
- When did you send the last payment?
- Have you reported it?
- Did you share any of these?
- How did the money go?
Sources
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (MHA)
- RBI press release, 24 Jun 2026: Amendment Directions on limiting customer liability in digital transactions (effective 1 Jan 2027)
Common situations
- Video call from “CBI” or “police” saying I am under digital arrest
- Told my Aadhaar was used for money laundering
- Paid money to “clear my name” on a police video call
- Call saying a parcel in my name has drugs
- Fake TRAI call saying my number will be cut
- Family member is on a long video call with “officers” and won’t hang up
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