New Delhi, Oct 17: The Supreme Court on Friday took serious note of the digital arrest of a senior citizen couple in Haryana’s Ambala, where fraudsters allegedly used forged judicial and agency orders to extort ₹1.05 crore. The bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, registered the matter suo motu after a 73-year-old woman […]

The Supreme Court addressed the growing issue of

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of digital arrests scams, seeks responses from government and CBI to combat fraud.

Matter of grave concern: Top court on 'digital arrest' scams targetting elderly

The Supreme Court said forging top court and high court orders and signatures of judges to digitally arrest innocent people strikes at the bottom of trust and faith of people in judicial institutions.