India, July 13 -- The most dangerous weapon in India today cannot be bought on the black market. It cannot be smuggled across borders, nor does it require a licence, ammunition, or physical possession. In fact, it may not exist even in our wildest imagination.

It can take the shape of a police officer who never wore a uniform or a customs official who never entered a government office. Or a bank manager who never worked for a bank. It could be anyone who instils fear.

It could be in the form of a morphed photograph that was never clicked, the voice of a close relative you love to hear, or a criminal case that never existed.

Unfortunately, these invisible weapons are stealing crores of rupees, destroying reputations, and pushing ordina...