PRAYAGRAJ, April 10 -- A retired teacher from Dhakwa Nagar Ward in Aaspur Devsara area of Pratapgarh was duped of Rs 15 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened him with a fabricated money laundering case. The victim has lodged a formal complaint at the Cyber Police Station. The victim, identified as Jaiprakash Singh, received an internet call on March 30 from unknown persons claiming to be police officials. The callers informed him that a money laundering case had allegedly been registered against him and instructed him to appear at the Colaba Police Headquarters for questioning. When Singh explained that he was unable to travel due to his responsibility of caring for his 95-year-old mother, the fraudsters contacted him again on April 2. This time, they posed as senior officials, alleged that several suspicious transactions had been detected in his bank accounts, and cited a supposed court order to lend credibility to their claims. They warned of strict legal action. Under pressure and fear of arrest, Singh was coerced into transferring a total of Rs 15 lakh in two installments to accounts specified by the callers. After realizing he had been cheated, he initially filed an online complaint and later registered a formal cas A murder accused carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 for his arrest surrendered quietly in Pratapgarh civil court, taking the police by surprise as they remained unaware of the development. The accused, Pramod Yadav alias 'Kallu', a resident of Bhiti Kala village under Kandhai police station limits, was wanted for the murder of a young woman who had been living with him. After allegedly killing her, he is accused of dumping her body in a well. The case came to light about a month ago when the body of a woman was recovered from an orchard in Bhiti Kala village. The deceased was later identified as Reshma, a resident of Aspur Devsara in Pratapgarh. During investigations, police found that Reshma had gone missing nearly seven months earlier and had been living with Pramod Yadav at the time. Following the recovery of the body, Reshma's brother lodged a murder case against Pramod. When the accused went absconding, Superintendent of Police Deepak Bhuker announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information leading to his arrest. Subsequently, Inspector General of Police, Prayagraj Range, Ajay Kumar Mishra, increased the bounty to Rs 50,000. Despite extensive police efforts to trace him, the accused managed to surrender directly before the court. After his surrender, he was sent to judicial custody. SHO Aditya Singh stated that mounting pressure from the intensified police search forced the accused to surrender. He added that the accused's statement would be recorded and further legal proceedings would follow....