The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong concern over the rising menace of digital arrest frauds , describing them as a grave threat to public trust and security. The bench, headed by Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Joymalya Bagchi, said such crimes must be dealt with an “iron hand.”

The bench made these remarks after reviewing a sealed report submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The report revealed that an estimated ₹3,000 crore had been siphoned off from Indian citizens through these scams, most of them targeting senior citizens.

Justice Kant warned, “If we ignore this problem or cow down now and don’t pass stringent orders, the problem will magnify. We are determined to deal with this problem

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