New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre, CBI and others after registering a suo motu case relating to digital arrests scams resulting into defrauding of senior citizens by fraudsters of their life savings.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to assist the court, having regard to the manner in which such crimes were being committed across the country.

The court also took a stern view of the fraudulent use of court's authorities by the scamsters, striking at the very foundation of the public trust in the judicial system besides the rule of law.

The court noted the instant suo moto writ petition has been taken due to a complaint file by a senior citizen couple from Ambala, who have been defrauded of their life

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