“Ruthlessly” is how the Supreme Court says digital arrest scamsters must be dealt with, and it declined to let two named accused have the FIRs against an alleged racket clubbed; the petitioners withdrew their plea. New Delhi: Two petitioners wanted several FIRs registered across States against an alleged digital arrest extortion racket consolidated. The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of rising “digital arrest” cyber frauds involving forged documents, noting losses up to Rs 10 crore and a severe impact on senior citizens. Directing uniform SOP implementation, the Court ordered CBI investigations, RBI-led banking safeguards, inter-agency coordination, and steps towards a national victim compensation framework.
