Overview
- All states and Union Territories are directed to grant consent and transfer digital-arrest FIRs so the CBI can conduct a unified investigation.
- The CBI is empowered to probe bank officials under the Prevention of Corruption Act for facilitating mule accounts used in the fraud.
- The court issued notice to the RBI to explain the lack of AI and machine-learning tools to flag and freeze scam-linked accounts and to outline deployment timelines.
- The Department of Telecommunications must propose steps to curb multiple SIM issuance, while telecom operators and IT intermediaries must preserve and share case data with investigators.
- The CBI may seek Interpol assistance and, along with state police, freeze suspect accounts, with the court noting losses near ₹3,000 crore that have heavily affected senior citizens.