Digital arrest scam: Indians lost Rs 120 crore in first 3 months of 2024

During his Mann ki Baat address, PM Narendra Modi cautioned against rising digital arrest scams, revealing Indians lost Rs 120.3 crore in Q1 2024 alone. He shared a three-step strategy to combat these frauds: ‘stop, think, act’, and urged victims to report incidents via helpline 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in.