A hacker group has been framing people for crimes they didn't commit

Weird, since any "agencies" around the world knows that almost anything "digital" can be forged, planted, or used as mis-information (to help surveillance detection by the goodies or the baddies). And with deep fakes (video and audio)... wow...

In the end: nearly nothing digital, unless explicitely acknowledged, is worth anything in any sane justice system.

Can anyone from India share their perspective on how the state of Indian democracy is?

Because this state level evidence planting makes it sound like a dictatorship.