New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Centre has constituted a high-level Inter-Departmental Committee to tackle digital arrest scams, with the panel deciding in its first meeting that victims should not bear losses attributable to negligence by banks, telecom providers or other regulated entities, the government informed the Supreme Court in a status report filed on Tuesday.

At the December 29 meeting, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) proposed splitting investigative responsibilities by monetary thresholds-state and Union territory agencies would handle cases below a specified limit with technical support from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, while CBI would take higher-value cases.

The committee also directed the Reserve Bank ...