Overview
- A bench led by Justice Surya Kant cited confidential findings from the MHA and CBI showing Indians lost over ₹3,000 crore to digital arrest extortion schemes.
- Senior advocate NS Nappinai was appointed amicus curiae to assist with recommendations drawn from the sealed submissions.
- The matter will return on November 10 for directions, with the bench signaling harsh orders to strengthen investigative efforts.
- The court is considering centralising probes with the CBI nationwide and has asked what additional cyber expertise the agency would need.
- Officials told the bench that syndicates deploy AI‑morphed audio and video from overseas “scam compounds,” with elderly victims disproportionately targeted.