The Supreme Court of India has deployed a striking metaphor to describe the surge in cybercrime, calling it "digital dacoity" while declining to consolidate multiple cases into a single proceeding, according to reports from **The Hindu** and **Hindustan Times**. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud used the term during a hearing involving organized cybercrime rackets that target senior citizens through "digital arrests" — a tactic where fraudsters impersonate law-enforcement officials to coerce victims into transferring money. **The Hindu** reports that the CJI "strongly condemn[ed]" these operations and insisted that "those involved must face stringent action." **Hindustan Times** confirms the court's characterization of the offenses as "digital dacoity" and its refusal to club the cases together.