New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alarming rise in “digital arrest” scams, where fraudsters impersonate police officers or judicial authorities to extort money from unsuspecting citizens, particularly senior citizens.

The move came after a 73-year-old woman from Ambala, Haryana, filed a complaint with Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, alleging that scammers used forged Supreme Court orders to virtually confine her and extort over Rs 1 crore.

The fake documents, she said, were made to appear as if issued by former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna. Acting on the complaint, the apex court initiated suo motu proceedings titled “In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest Related to Forged Documents.”

A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, whi

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