New Delhi: The Central government has informed the Supreme Court that the Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-level inter-departmental committee to comprehensively examine all aspects of so-called digital arrest scams operating across the country.

The government said this in a status report to the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear the matter on Tuesday.

The committee is headed by the Special Secretary (Internal Security), MHA, as chairperson, and includes joint secretary-level officers from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of External Affairs, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Law and Justice, and Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

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Senior officials from the Reserve Bank of India, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, and Inspector General-rank officers from the CBI, NIA, and Delhi Police are also part of the panel.

The government has sought one month’s time from the Supreme Court to obtain inputs from the remaining members of the committee and conduct further deliberations in order to place a consolidated and considered outcome before the court.

The Supreme Court had earlier expressed serious concern over rising instances of cyber fraudsters impersonating law enforcement officials and deceiving citizens into believing they had been “digitally arrested” to extort money. Taking note of multiple complaints, the court initiated suo motu proceedings in November and December last year and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the racket.

At the previous hearing on December 16, 2025, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi instructed the Centre to update the court on inter-departmental and ministerial-level consultations being undertaken to address the issue.