The accused even staged a fabricated court hearing over a video call, invoking the name of a former Chief Justice of India to intimidate the victim and lend credibility to their claims

To tackle the menace, the ED has introduced a QR code-based verification system for all official summons. Each authentic summons will now bear a unique passcode and QR code at the bottom, along with the issuing officer’s signature, official stamp, email ID, and contact number