NEW DELHI, April 19 -- In a bid to combat rising digital arrest frauds, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will on Monday launch an AI-powered chatbot, 'Abhay', to help citizens verify the authenticity of notices issued in their name.

The chatbot will be unveiled by Surya Kant during the 22nd D P Kohli Memorial Lecture, where he will also speak on challenges posed by cybercrime and the role of police and judiciary, officials said.

According to the CBI, the tool will enable the public to check whether a notice claiming to be issued by the agency is genuine, addressing a growing trend where fraudsters impersonate officials to extort money by threatening victims with "digital arrest".

Officials said scammers have been using fake CB...