SC asks WhatsApp to detail steps to prevent digital arrest scams

The Supreme Court has asked WhatsApp and other intermediaries to apprise it of their proposed measures to prevent digital arrest scams and related cybercrimes in the country.

In an order uploaded on the website with regard to the hearing conducted on October 29 in a suo motu case titled ‘In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest Related to Forged Documents’, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked WhatsApp and other intermediaries to



simultaneously submit their proposals to the I4C (Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre).

The bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, has listed the plea for further consideration on November 23.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for WhatsApp, had told the bench that the platform had taken preventive measures, including action against 9,400 accounts, and would file an affidavit detailing the steps undertaken.