The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Special Court’s acceptance of a ‘Nil/No clue’ police report in an SC/ST Act case over alleged casteist Facebook posts, holding that ‘public view’ extends to the digital domain and ordering further investigation by specialised cyber-forensic personnel under DCP supervision.
A 75-year-old Delhi woman lost her savings, her gold and her Rs 2 crore house to fraudsters posing as CBI and ED officers, in a ‘digital arrest’ scam that moved from video calls to a property sale at her doorstep. Delhi Police have told the Delhi High Court, where her daughter sought a CBI probe, that a Cambodia-based gang was behind the fraud.
A Bengaluru woman’s alleged Bumble date video leak case has highlighted concerns around intimate image abuse, privacy violations, and cybercrime. The incident raises legal questions on consent, digital safety, and misuse of private content, with Indian laws providing remedies against such violations.
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar shared a personal incident where his daughter received an inappropriate message while gaming online, highlighting the growing cybercrime threat. He called on schools to introduce a weekly “Cyber Period” to teach children about online safety and reporting suspicious behaviour.
