PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 11 -- A retired police sub-inspector from Prayagraj was allegedly cheated of Rs.77.80 lakh by cybercriminals who held him under a digital arrest for six days, threatening to implicate him and his family in terror-related activities. The fraudsters allegedly posed as a senior inspector at the Lucknow police headquarters and an inspector general of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), claiming the victim's identity documents had been misused for criminal activities. They sent him fake arrest warrants, settlement papers and photos of weapons and ammunition on WhatsApp to lend credibility to their claims. According to the complaint lodged by Gajendra Nath Mishra, a resident of Kaundhiyara who retired from the UP Police around three years ago, he received a call from an unidentified person on October 30. The caller identified himself as Akash Sharma, a senior inspector at the Lucknow police headquarters, and claimed that a mobile number registered using Mishra's documents on October 23 was being used for criminal activities. The caller later connected Mishra to another person, identified as Neeraj Pandey, who allegedly posed as a senior ATS inspector and pressured him to obtain a non-involvement certificate (NIC). Pandey later connected Mishra to another person, posing as ATS IG Vikram Singh, through a WhatsApp call. The fraudsters then sent him fake settlement papers, an arrest warrant and photographs of firearms and ammunition purportedly linked to terrorist activities. The accused allegedly kept Mishra under digital arrest for six days, threatening that his name was linked to serious crimes and his entire family could face legal action. Under pressure, Mishra transferred Rs.77.80 lakh to various bank accounts on November 4. Cybercrime police station in-charge Raghavendra Singh said an FIR had been registered and efforts were underway to trace the bank accounts and mobile numbers allegedly used in the fraud....