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Dear Client,
Section 66A, Section 66C and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000, explicitly criminalize the acts of online harassment, identity theft, and deception. Similarly, Sections 308 and 351 of the Bharatiya Naya Sanhita (BNS) which deals with blackmailing and criminal intimidation like threat to cause harm or injury, can be invoked to charge an offender of cyber blackmailing. Victim can report the matter online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal which is a user-f

Dear Client,
Telegram scam/fraud refers to any malicious or deceitful activity that takes place on the Telegram messaging app. The types of fraud conducted on the app can often include financial scams, phishing attempts, and other types of activity targeting users to provide their personally identifiable information (PII). Once a cybercrime scam involving suspicious or fraudulent transactions is reported online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP) or an FIR is lodged in local pol

Dear Client,
You should have asked to your Bank the reason behind marking your account on hold putting a lien on it. There are variety of reasons behind marking a lien on an account. However, be informed that once a cybercrime scam involving suspicious or fraudulent transactions is reported online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP), on the instruction of the Cyber Crime Cell, the investigating team starts the routine process of investigation immediately and on the instruction o

Dear Client,
Incidentally, Bit coin trading or crypto currency trading is neither illegal nor regulated by any specific legislation yet in India. However, access to websites of top global crypto currency exchanges and virtual digital asset service providers such as Binance, KuCoin, OKX, and others was blocked in India. This comes after the government sent show-cause notices to these crypto exchanges for not complying with the country's money laundering laws. As per the Foreign Exchange Manageme

Dear Sir,

there are concrete steps you can take now to press for recovery of money lost to online/cyber fraud (and to claim any funds the investigating agencies / MHA-linked bodies have frozen or recovered). Below I give a step-by-step checklist you can follow in Aizawl (and India generally), the documents to collect, who to contact, and what legal options exist — with official sources you can use right away.

File an FIR / complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP)

Regist

Dear Client,
In the course of an investigation into a reported cyber scam, when an amount is traced out and put on hold, the victim can move a petition under Section 457 of Cr. PC (now Section 497 of the BNSS) before the court of Magistrate, praying for the release of the said amount. Section 457 of the Cr.PC empowers a Magistrate to use their discretion to order the conditional release of the amount frozen or put on hold under a cyber scam. In this situation, the police seek a bond from the vi

Dear Client,
Neither time nor amount of money plays any significant role in a cyber-scam/fraud. Telegram scam/fraud refers to any malicious or deceitful activity that takes place on the Telegram messaging app. The types of fraud conducted on the app can often include financial scams, phishing attempts, and other types of activity targeting users to provide their personally identifiable information (PII). Once a cybercrime scam involving suspicious or fraudulent transactions is reported online t

Dear Client,
Your query lacks information and too insufficient to address it properly. However, be informed that if you lost your money being a victim of cyber scam/fraud, then you should report the scam online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP) at https://www.cybercrime.gov.in or call the number 1930 to register the cybercrime or register a complaint/FIR at the local police station or Cyber cell. Once a cybercrime scam involving suspicious or fraudulent transactions is reporte

Dear Client,
The Information Technology Act 2000 regulates cyber activities or online betting, gaming or gambling, in India. Only the states of Sikkim, Nagaland, and Meghalaya have gaming laws and licensing regimes. There are different kinds of gambling that are prevalent and practiced in India i.e. Horse Racing, Lottery, Skill Games, Casino Gambling, Online Gambling and Sports betting. Any violation of the law would attract a fine of INR 200 or imprisonment of up to 3 months. Once a cybercrime

Dear Client,
The Court passed a uniform order for the release of funds traced out of seized accounts to the victim of cybercrime. Typically, in the absence of sufficient funds in the seized accounts having multiple claims, the Bank fails to comply with the Court's order from the seized accounts of fraudsters. In that scenario, you may apply before the same Court that passed the order for the execution of the order. You may consult with a cybercrime expert or an Advocate for further guidance and