PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- A trader from Udayadih Bazaar in the Patti area of Pratapgarh district was defrauded of over Rs.1.55 lakh by cyber criminals posing as bank employees and insurance agents. The victim, Rajkumar Umarvaishya, lodged a formal complaint at both the local police station and the Cybercrime Cell, police said. Rajkumar, owns a shop in Udayadih Bazaar. He received a call from someone claiming to be an employee of a well-known private bank. The caller said that a deduction of Rs.89,910 was scheduled to be made from his insurance policy that evening and that it could only be stopped by verifying his ID. Trusting the caller, Rajkumar shared his identification details. Soon after, the amount was debited from his account. Over the next three days, the scammers, impersonating various officials, deducted additional amounts under the pretext of service tax and file verification by state and central authorities - totaling Rs.1,55,700. In total, four different individuals contacted the trader, each playing a part in the fraud....