SC expresses concern on how educated seniors are falling prey| India News
The Supreme Court on Friday voiced concern over the growing instances of “digital arrest” fraud, observing how even educated and experienced senior citizens were being misled into complying with the demands of such fraudsters. For representational purposes only. (PTI) “We are shocked at how people are behaving. When this kind of call comes, you are simply accepting their dictation. Generally, with age, you learn so much and you gain experience also,” a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi said. The observations came while issuing notice on a petition filed by 78-year-old former banker Naresh Malhotra, who fell victim to a “digital arrest” fraud in September last year and lost more than ₹23 crore, the largest such case reported so far. HT reported it first in September, followed by Malhotra’s detailed interview sharing his ordeal. The petition sought directions to banks to frame safeguards against such scams, including alerts in cases of suspicious high-value transactions, among other reliefs. These issues are already under consideration in a suo motu case …
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