Noida, May 10 -- A woman doctor in Noida was allegedly duped of Rs.45 lakh recently by cyber frauds who posed as Mumbai crime branch officers over a video call, and made her transfer the money on the pretext of an "investigation into her bank accounts", police said on Friday.

According to officers, the complainant, Dr Aarti Choudhary (51), a resident of Vasundhara Enclave in Delhi, was put under a "digital arrest" by the frauds. They virtually restrained her movement by monitoring her through video call and threatening her with dire consequences if she disconnected.

Based on her complaint, police have registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the IT Act.

In her complaint filed with the...