The Supreme Court on Monday asked all states and union territories to furnish details of digital arrest cases registered by them to probe such scams carried out through forged court orders and impersonation of police and judicial officers.

Taking note of the magnitude and pan-India spread of such crimes, a Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi hinted at a CBI probe and posted the matter for further hearing on next Monday.

“There are more than one instance that have taken place in different parts. We are inclined to entrust the matter to the CBI in respect of all the states because this is a kind of crime which may be operating pan-India, or even across the border,” the Bench said.

As Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the CBI was already investigating some digital arr

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