The Supreme Court on Monday (November 3, 2025) said more than ₹3,000 crore have been scammed by fraudsters from victims, mostly drawn from the elderly population, through ‘digital arrests’.

A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant was referring to a confidential report submitted by the Union Government. Justice Kant, who is the Chief Justice of India-designate, said the report showed that the problem of digital arrests was a “very big challenge”. “Much more than we thought...” Justice Kant observed.

“The report shows the extent of fraud is very big... ₹3,000 crore was collected from victims in India alone. What would be the suffering at the global level?” Justice Kant asked.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, agreed with Justice Kant, saying digital arrest scam was initially

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