75-year-old digital arrest victim moves HC for CBI probe; Delhi Police asked to file status report
A 75-year-old cancer survivor has petitioned the Delhi High Court for a CBI investigation into a digital arrest scam that cost her life savings. The court has requested a status report from the police amid growing concerns over crimes targeting the elderly.
Why it matters
Digital arrest scams are becoming a major public safety issue, prompting judicial intervention to protect vulnerable senior citizens.
Vibha*, a 75-year-old breast cancer survivor who was forced to sell her home in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, pawn her gold jewellery and part with nearly ₹3 lakh in a digital arrest scam, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, alleging that the Delhi police have made “little meaningful progress” since the FIR was registered in April this year.
On July 30, Ms. Vibha and her daughter, Seema Chauhan*, filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking the transfer of the case to the Central probe agency. The court has issued notices to the police and the CBI seeking their response. It has also asked the police to submit a detailed status report within two weeks and posted the matter for hearing on August 13.
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