‘Send Rs 500 for cab?’: SC files complaint against scammer impersonating CJI

NEW DELHI: A complaint was filed with the

Delhi Police

‘s cyber unit on Tuesday against a

social media account

for impersonating

Chief Justice of India

(CJI)

D Y Chandrachud

and attempting to seek money from an X (formerly Twitter) user. The complaint was filed a day after a post went viral on X.
The viral screenshot of the post showed the impersonator, claiming to be CJI Chandrachud, saying that he was stranded at Connaught Place (CP) and in urgent need of Rs 500.

The fraudster’s message read, “Hello, I am CJI and we have urgent meeting of the collegium and I am stuck at Connaught Place. Can you send me Rs 500 for cab?”

He assured that the money would be returned, saying, “I will return the money once I reach the court.”

To gain trust and make the message look authentic, the scammer even added “sent from iPad” in the end.
The Supreme Court authorities, after CJI took note of the viral post, took action and filed an FIR with the Delhi Police’s cyber branch to investigate the matter.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published its yearly report on May 30, revealing a sharp rise in the number of financial fraud cases reported by banks.
In the financial year 2023-24, the number of such incidents skyrocketed by 166 per cent compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 36,075 cases.