Multi-Agency Panel Formed to Combat Digital Arrest Scams; Supreme Court to Hear Case Today

• Central government forms high-level inter-departmental committee (IDC) to tackle widespread digital arrest scams.
• The IDC, headed by Special Secretary (Internal Security), includes representatives from MeitY, DoT, RBI, CBI, NIA, Delhi Police, and others.
• The committee was established on December 26, 2025, following a Supreme Court directive to address the menace.
• Input to combat scams has been received from DoT and RBI, with a status report filed before the Supreme Court.
• The Supreme Court, which hears the matter today, had previously granted CBI a "free hand" to investigate bankers involved in mule accounts.

Why It Matters: Government forms high-level panel to combat digital arrest scams, with Supreme Court hearing the matter today.