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Supreme Court Issues Nationwide Directions on Digital Arrest Scams; Directs RBI to Frame Mule Account SOP
The Supreme Court of India, on August 5, 2026, issued a fresh set of nationwide directions to strengthen the response to digital arrest scams and cyber-enabled financial fraud. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to frame and circulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for dealing with mule accounts and money laundering-linked bank accounts within four weeks.
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