Hyderabad, July 10 -- A revenue inspector in Telangana's Siddipet district was allegedly duped of Rs 96,000 by a cyber fraudster who posed as an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officer and threatened to conduct raids over alleged corruption complaints.

The incident occurred in Cheriyal mandal, just days after the ACB trapped the local tahsildar while allegedly accepting a bribe.

According to police, Revenue Inspector Talari Ilaiah received a phone call on Thursday from a person claiming to be an ACB Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). The caller allegedly threatened to raid Ilaiah's office and residence, claiming that complaints had been received against him.

The fraudster reportedly demanded Rs 1 lakh to "settle" the matter. Panicked ...