Mangaluru, Oct. 13 -- A man from Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district has allegedly lost Rs 1.31 crore after cyber fraudsters posing as Mumbai police and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers threatened him with arrest and forced him to transfer money to multiple bank accounts under the pretext of an investigation.

According to a statement issued by the district police, the fraudsters falsely accused the victim of transferring money to those allegedly responsible for the Pahalgam massacre. Claiming to represent Mumbai police and the ATS, they warned him that he would be arrested immediately unless he complied with their instructions.

The accused allegedly contacted the victim through WhatsApp video calls and repeatedly intimidated hi...