Fraudster poses as Supreme Court Chief Justice Chandrachud, demands ₹500 for cab ride- Here’s what happened

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The Supreme Court of India approached Delhi Police after a social media scammer impersonated the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and sought money for a cab fare, Hindustan Times reported..

Bringing attention to a screenshot message that went viral on social media on Sunday, CJI Chandrachud raised the issue..

The Supreme Court's security department responded by filing a complaint with the cyber-crime department of the Delhi Police, on the instructions of the CJI...

Using Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud's name and image on its social media handle, the fraudster sought 500 from an X (formerly Twitter) user..

The message stated, Hello, I am CJI and we have urgent meeting of the collegium and I am stuck at Connaught Place can you send me 500rs for cab? according to the report in Hindustan Times..

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