Try GOLD - Free
SC flags digital arrests, says assault on rule of law
The New Indian Express Vellore
|October 18, 2025
VOICING serious concern over digital arrests, the Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of such incidents in which fraudsters allegedly impersonate law enforcement agencies and fabricate judicial orders to extort money from people, particularly senior citizens, and sought responses from Centre and the CBI.
The top court took cognisance of a glaring case of digital arrest of a senior citizen couple in Haryana's Ambala on the basis of forged orders of the court and probe agencies by fraudsters to extort over ₹1 crore.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vellore.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The New Indian Express Vellore
The New Indian Express Vellore
This Strawberry Festival takes you to the scenic villages of Meghalaya
Driven by Meghalaya Tourism, the festival not only highlights the state's strawberry revolution but also the towns rich in local culture, nature attractions and rare fauna!
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
Agroforestry policy to promote cultivation of high-value trees
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin, on Wednesday, released the Tamil Nadu Agroforestry Policy 2026, aimed at promoting the cultivation of high-value trees such as teak, sandalwood, red sanders and rosewood on agricultural land parcels, simplifying procedures for harvesting and marketing timber, and expanding the state’s forest and tree cover to 33%.
2 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
Assam polls: Raijor Dal releases 1st list, BJP slams Cong's 'dynastic' politics
REGIONAL party Raijor Dal on Wednesday released its first list of 11 candidates for the Assam elections, even as the ruling BJP slammed the Congress for its ‘dynastic’ politics, pointing to its first list of candidates released on Tuesday.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
DUBAI'S THRIVING REALTY MARKET TO TAKE BIG HIT
DUBAI's booming property market faces significant challenges due to repeated missile and drone attacks by Iran, shattering Dubai’s hitherto impeccable reputation as a premier, safe destination for residents and investors worldwide.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
Coffee Day's debt settlements fail to signal revival
THE beleaguered Coffee Day Enterprises, the company that owns coffee retail outlet Café Coffee Day, entered into a couple of debt settlement agreements in FY26.
2 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
H K Dua: Suave, steady, and steeped in gravitas
HK DUA represented a generation of editors for whom journalism was both craft and constitutional duty.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
TN GIVES POLICY THRUST TO SHIPBUILDING WITH CAPITAL SUBSIDIES, SPV
THE Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday unveiled its Shipbuilding Policy 2026, introducing a capital subsidy and incentive framework, backed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV), to attract global shipyards and position the state as a hub for shipbuilding.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
All England Open: SatChi knocked out by World No 33 pair from Malaysia
THINGS were going as per script for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the early stages of their men’s doubles opening-round round clash on Wednesday.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
Names missing in post-SIR list: 2 die by suicide in WB
TWO persons died allegedly by suicide in two separate incidents in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri and South 24 Parganas districts, respectively, due to “mental stress” after the publication of the final list of the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
1 mins
March 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Vellore
Cong gets 28 Assembly berths, one RS seat in deal with DMK
AFTER prolonged uncertainty, DMK and Congress signed the seat-sharing agreement on Wednesday evening, with the national party getting 28 seats for the Assembly election and one Rajya Sabha seat for the upcoming biennial election to the Upper House of Parliament.
1 min
March 05, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size