New Delhi, April 29 -- WhatsApp has agreed to examine the feasibility of blocking device IDs - not just accounts - linked to digital arrest scams, the Union government has told the Supreme Court, even as the Centre sought judicial backing for a coordinated national framework spanning banks, telecom regulators and investigative agencies to combat the rapidly expanding fraud. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is scheduled to consider the status report filed by the ministry of home affairs on May 12. The report lays out enforcement measures across four fronts - platform accountability, banking safeguards, SIM traceability and a legal framework for victim compensation - marking a significant escalation since the court constituted...