India, Oct. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union territories seeking details of first information reports (FIRs) registered in connection with digital arrest scams.

Digital arrest scams have been on the rise in the country, with people losing lakhs of rupees to fraudsters who falsely claim to be having authority to arrest individuals online.

Observing the "pan-India nature and magnitude" of such cybercrimes, the Supreme Court said it was inclined to hand over the investigation of all cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), news agency PTI reported.

The Supreme Court noted that cyber crime and digital arrest cases are originating from off-shore locations, asking the CBI to come up with pla...