New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken the matter of rising cases of digital arrest scams in the country very seriously.
People have been losing lakhs of rupees to fraudsters, who entrap their unsuspecting victims by falsely claiming to possess authority to arrest individuals online.
Observing the “pan-India nature and magnitude” of such dangerous cybercrimes, the Supreme Court on Monday said it was inclined to hand over the investigation of all cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), PTI reported.
The top court issued notices to all states and Union territories seeking details of first information reports (FIRs) registered in connection with digital arrest scams.
Noting that a lot of digital arrest cases are originating from off-shore locations, the apex court asked the CBI to come up with a plan to probe these cases.
“We will monitor progress of CBI investigation, issue whatever directions necessary,” the Supreme Court said.
CBI has been asked to respond whether it needs more resources, including cyber experts who are not in police force, to investigate digital arrest cases.
