Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- Cyber fraudsters posing as Mumbai Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials allegedly extorted Rs 1.44 crore from a 76-year-old retired bank manager in Hyderabad on January 17.

The fraudsters contacted the victim stating his name has appeared in a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with a terror funding case. Following the incident, the victim approached the Cybercrime unit of the Cyberabad police. In his complaint, the retired bank manager stated that he received the call at 10:30 AM.

The victim said that the fraudsters transferred the call to his accomplices who posed as ATS officials identifying themselves as Ajay Kumar Bansali, Sulek Kumar and Mukesh Verma.

In his complaint, the victim also stated that th...