India, March 2 -- A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into an inter-state cyber-fraud network, which allegedly defrauded a senior citizen from Kottayam of Rs.1.86 crore in a 'digital arrest' case, has revealed the role of several collaborators who live abroad.

In order to strike at the roots of the crime, the CBI had initiated an examination of the crime trail through digital forensics and financial transactions that revealed the role of a complex network of fraud, spanning multiple Indian states and with international links that are currently under examination, said CBI officers. Digital forensics refers to identification, acquisition, preservation, analysis and reporting on electronic data from devices like computers,...