Analogue response to ‘digital arrest’

BENGALURU: As a standup comedian, I am used to calls from unknown numbers. The callers usually introduce themselves, bargain for a price, and then ask me to recommend other comics within the same price. So when I received a call from Mumbai, I thought nothing of it.

A gentleman on the other side informed me that a package containing MDMA was caught by customs at the Mumbai airport. I thought of all my friends in Mumbai – honest, hardworking, law-abiding citizens. It was only when the person asked me to switch on my video, did I realise that I was a part of the ‘digital arrest’ scam.