NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories in the suo moto case concerning the rising menace of “digital arrest” scams, where fraudsters impersonate police and judicial officers using forged court orders to extort money from citizens.
A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed all state governments to submit details of First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in connection with such scams and remarked, “We are not issuing directions today. We are issuing notice to the States — to ensure there is a uniform investigation.”
The Justice Kant-led Bench added that “digital arrest” scams appeared to be pan-India, or even cross-border, in nature, as it suggested that the investigation be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).