Digital arrest scams: What has the Supreme Court directed to protect victims?

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: To combat cyber-enabled fraud and to strengthen mechanisms for prevention, investigation, grievance redressal and speedy restoration of defrauded money to victims, the Supreme Court issued interim directions as a part of the suo motu proceedings concerning victims of digital arrest scams.The Court had previously passed interim directions by orders dated December 1, 2025, December 16, 2025 and February 9, 2026 to secure a coordinated institutional response to the problem. These directions came on August 4, after the Court considered the Fourth Status Report dated August 3, 2026, submitted by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs.The report that included deliberations by the