PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 11 -- Cyber fraudsters allegedly duped a Civil Lines resident of Rs 1.43 lakh by promising to arrange a loan of Rs 30 lakh through a private finance company. A case has been registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, and an investigation is underway. According to police, Ranjeet Kumar, a resident of Priyadarshini Apartments on Sarojini Naidu Marg, had applied online for a loan of Rs 30 lakh. Soon after, he received a WhatsApp message informing him that his loan application had been approved. The fraudsters obtained copies of his Aadhaar card, PAN card and bank passbook, and then sent him a QR code and persuaded him to transfer amounts through PhonePe to an Airtel Payment Bank account. The victim transferred Rs 1.43 lakh in multiple installments. He became suspicious when the fraudsters demanded a further Rs 70,999 as a loan-holding charge. Realising that he had been cheated, Kumar approached the Cyber Crime Police Station and lodged a complaint. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to trace the accused and recover the defrauded amount. A 70-year-old man from Saurai Buzurg village under the Kada Dham police station area in Kaushambi has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. Bloodstains discovered near the cot where he was sleeping have heightened concerns among family members, who fear he may have been the victim of foul play. Police have launched a search operation following a complaint lodged by his son. According to family members, Kallu Prasad Yadav (70) had dinner on Wednesday night and went to sleep on a cot placed in the verandah outside his house. On Thursday morning, his eldest son, Swatantra Yadav, found him missing. After the unsuccessful search, the family informed the Dial 112 emergency service and the Kada Dham police....