SC for nationwide CBI probe

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch a full-scale investigation into digital arrest scams across India, calling for urgent and coordinated action as the crimes continue to spread rapidly.

- FPJ News Service

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said these scams require the “immediate attention” of the country's premier investigating agency.

Taking note of information submitted by the amicus curiae, the Court highlighted three major categories of cybercrime now plaguing the country: digital arrest scams, investment scams and part-time job scams. It stressed that digital arrest cases must be taken up first. “Digital arrest scams require immediate attention of the premier investigating agency of the country. Therefore, we proceed with a clear direction that CBI shall firstly investigate cases on digital arrests scam. The other categories of scams shall be taken up in the next stages,” the Court ordered, Live Law and Bar & Bench report.