The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of a spate of "digital arrest" scams after a senior citizen couple from Punjab's Ambala wrote to it detailing how they were defrauded of over Rs 1 crore between September 3 and 26, 2025.

According to the couple, the perpetrators posed as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate (ED), tax authorities, and the judiciary, contacting them via phone and email. The fraudsters reportedly used images of the Supreme Court and WhatsApp messages to lend credibility to their claims.

Under threat of property seizure, the victims transferred money in multiple instalments.

Two FIRs have already been lodged with the Cybercrime Cell in Ambala, highlighting what authorities said is a pattern of organised criminal act

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