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Allahabad HC asks Centre to fix indefinite bank account freeze after cyber fraud
Allahabad HC asks Centre to fix indefinite bank account freeze after cyber fraud
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday, 12 November, asked the Centre to devise a mechanism to prevent indefinite freezing of bank accounts after cybercriminals misuse victims’ identities. A Lucknow bench of justices Rajan Roy and Subhash Vidyarthi impleaded the home ministry in a petition by a builder whose accounts remained frozen since 2020. The builder’s son had clicked a fraudulent link and shared Aadhaar details. The court directed Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey to file an affidavit, the matter will be heard after four weeks.
The bench also instructed banks to contact cyber cell authorities to resolve pending cases and asked the petitioner to implead the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Lucknow Police Commissioner, and the SHO of Vibhuti Khand police station. The builder had earlier cancelled his old Aadhaar card and changed his mobile number, but his accounts stayed frozen. The court observed that gullible citizens should not be trapped in the aftermath of cybercrimes committed using their details.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Allahabad High Court's concern over indefinite freezing of bank accounts after cybercrime is reported identically by both outlets. Outlook India and the Times of India convey the same facts: the bench’s directive to the Centre, the petitioner’s narrative about his son clicking a link, the 2020 FIR, and the next hearing in four weeks. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant from either source. The differing timestamps and word counts reflect only editorial style, not a substantive difference in framing. The implications are that the court is pressuring the government to address a procedural gap. The concrete next step the court has set is a hearing after four weeks, by which time the Centre must file an affidavit.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): outlookindia.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
