Of late, the discourse over cybercrime has been dominated by “digital arrest” cases, from the Prime Minister of the country to the Supreme Court of India, speaking about it. But even in 2025, the largest number of cybercrime cases registered in Karnataka were over “investment frauds”. While the State reported 346 digital arrests in 2025, it reported a total of 6156 investment frauds. Of them, 3487 cases were where fraudsters made victims invest in stocks and shares through fake apps, and in 2669 cases, victims were lured through social media and instant messaging apps offering part-time jobs, tasks to be...