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 wrote to Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, highlighting how cyber criminals impersonated officials of central probe agencies and fabricated court documents to intimidate her family.

During the hearing, the court expressed grave concern over the increasing incidents of digital arrest scams being reported across India. It observed that the forging of Supreme Court and High Court orders, including signatures of judges, to arrest or extort innocent citiz

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