Overview
- The Central Bureau of Investigation introduced ABHAY as a real-time AI system that checks whether a CBI notice is genuine.
- The helpbot is live on the agency’s website in response to AI-aided frauds and deepfakes that make fake notices look real.
- Users verify a notice by completing a mobile OTP step, uploading a scanned copy, and receiving a clear genuine-or-fraud warning.
- The agency stressed that a so-called digital arrest has no basis in Indian law and urged people not to follow threats or transfer money.
- It asked citizens to report suspicious contacts to authorities or the national cybercrime portal and vowed action against banks and telecom providers that enable such scams.