In August, Ruchika Tandon, a neurologist, fell victim to a sophisticated scam that drained her family’s life savings under the guise of a fictitious ‘digital arrest.’ Over a harrowing week, she was manipulated by fraudsters posing as law enforcement, leading to the loss of nearly 25 million rupees ($300,000). The scam, part of a larger trend that has defrauded Indians of over 1.2 billion rupees this year, raises alarm over the increasing prevalence of such cybercrimes, prompting even the Prime Minister to issue warnings about the dangers of scamming tactics. The investigation into these scams shows deep-rooted issues and international connections.