India, May 6 -- Cyber fraudsters, posing as officials from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and National Investigation Agency (NIA), allegedly duped a 61-year-old retired employee of the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank of Rs.40 lakh, police said.

The complainant, a resident of Bhandup, lives with his wife, a bank employee and their 26-year-old son.

According to Eastern Cyber police, the fraud began on March 10, when the complainant received a video call from a man claiming to be an ATS and NIA officer. The caller told him that during the investigation of a Delhi blast case, and while interrogating one of the accused, Dr Shaheen, officials had found bank accounts in the complainant's name allegedly used for money laundering. The frauds...