Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) The Maharashtra Cyber Department probing the Rs 58 crore digital arrest case in Mumbai has found an international network with links extending to Hong Kong, China and Indonesia, an official said on Tuesday.

In one of India's biggest reported digital arrest scams, cyber fraudsters siphoned off Rs 58 crore from a Mumbai-based businessman by posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials between August 19 to October 8 this year.

The entire racket operated through cryptocurrency transactions with the stolen funds routed abroad via multiple crypto wallets, the official said.

Investigators found that the gang worked through a series of commission-based bank accounts.

The scam came to light after a Mumbai businessman filed a com

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