Supreme Court Proposes Transferring All ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam Cases To CBI For Centralized Probe

The Supreme Court issued notices to all States and Union Territories in a suo motu case on “digital arrest” scams involving forged court orders and impersonation of officials.

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi noted the alarming rise in such scams and suggested transferring investigations to the CBI for a centralised probe. The Court noted that the crimes seem to function across India and beyond, involving money-laundering networks in Myanmar and Thailand. 

The Court directed the States and the Centre to submit data on FIRs and the CBI’s cyber capacity before the next hearing.

[In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest Related to Forged Documents]