PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 19 -- A retired superintendent engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) has alleged that cyber-fraudsters posing as officials of the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation and Mumbai Police kept him under a "digital arrest" for nine days and made him transfer Rs.22.50 lakh. Police said an FIR was lodged late on Monday and a probe has begun. Inspector Mohd Alamgir of the Prayagraj cyber police said the victim sent money to several bank accounts as directed during the calls. One of the accounts has been traced, and efforts are on to identify the remaining ones. Police said the engineer, a resident of the Shivkuti police station area, received a call on November 3 from a person claiming to be from the Mumbai Police, who alleged that his bank account was linked to illegal transactions. When he declined to travel for questioning, the caller switched to a video call and kept him continuously engaged, extracting his banking details under the guise of verification. Another caller, who allegedly posed as an ED officer, later joined the video call. Under fear and pressure, the victim transferred money in multiple instalments between November 3 and November 12. In his complaint, the victim stated that the callers threatened him with an arrest warrant if he informed anyone. He stopped talking to his family as the stress began affecting his health.htc...