Indians are being stripped of their life savings by savvy scammers putting them under "digital arrest".

Fraudsters posing as police or tax officials have reportedly scammed victims out of millions of rupees.

The hacker downloaded sensitive data from the company and used it to send a ransom demand.

Police say the arrest is in connection with ongoing inquiries into cyber crime offences.

Tracy Canham thought she had booked a trip to Lincolnshire and almost lost hundreds of pounds.

A Tewkesbury Borough Council spokesperson says the authority was not maliciously targeted.

More than 4,200 reports of the crime were made in the county, Action Fraud said.

The crisis engulfing more than 500 schools and universities involves many underage victims.