ADVERTISEMENTThe directions followed a letter petition to the CJI by an elderly couple who were duped of several crores by “digital arrest” scammers, and senior Supreme Court advocate Hemantika Wahi losing his life savings of ₹3 crore. Wahi’s case was brought to the top court’s notice by Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCORA) president Vipin Nair. According to the home ministry, the committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of the special secretary (internal security) of the MHA. During the meeting, representatives of the DoT, MeitY and the RBI submitted that they needed certain clarifications on the recommendations submitted by the amicus curiae. The amicus curiae and representatives of I4C, the MHA, the DoT, Google, WhatsApp, Telegram and Microsoft took part in the meeting.

Source: The Telegraph January 14, 2026 23:22 UTC