New Delhi, Nov 3, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed grave concern over the growing menace of cybercrimes, which have reportedly led to the extortion of over Rs 3,000 crore from citizens, including vulnerable senior citizens.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a suo motu case concerning the rising menace of “digital arrest” scams, where fraudsters impersonate police and judicial officers using forged court orders to extort money from victims.

During the hearing, the Justice Surya Kant-led Bench was informed that the scam syndicates were not only operating within India but were also being run from offshore locations.

In sealed cover reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) submitted

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