SC to Hear Digital Arrest Victims' Case Next Week Amid Rising Scams

• The Supreme Court will hear a suo motu case next week concerning victims of "digital arrest," a cybercrime where fraudsters impersonate officials to extort money.
• The SC previously described digital fraud, which siphoned over Rs 54,000 crore, as "robbery" and directed the Centre to draft a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP).
• Attorney General R Venkataramani informed the bench of progress and will submit a status report, leading the court to list the matter for next week.
• The apex court has directed CBI to identify digital arrest cases, asked Gujarat and Delhi to sanction probes, and urged RBI and DoT to develop a compensation framework.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs is mandated to adopt RBI's drafted SoP, which includes provisions for temporary debit holds by banks to prevent cyber-enabled frauds.