New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought details of cyber crimes involving digital arrest pending investigation before all states and union territories as it considered a larger investigation by one agency, preferably the Central Bureau of Investigation, to examine all cases.

Giving a week's time for the information to be furnished , a bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said, "Let notice be issued to all states and union territories . The states and UTs are directed to file details of cyber arrest pending investigation in their jurisdictions." The matter will be taken up on November 3.

The court was hearing a suo motu petition on the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams -- a sophisticated form of cyber ...