The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has filed an application seeking intervention in the suo motu case taken up by the Supreme Court in relation to "digital arrest" scams.

SCAORA says that "digital arrest" scams affect the entire country, including legal professionals, and gravely undermine citizens' right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Giving statistics, the advocates' body pleads that the incidents have escalated and continue to rise daily. "The Ministry of Home Affairs on 25.03.2025 issued a Press Release which revealed a shocking figure of 3,962 Skype IDs and 83,668 WhatsApp accounts, used for digital arrest, were identified and blocked by I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs). Im

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