India, March 21 -- A 77-year-old man in Noida was put under digital arrest for 16 days from February 26 to March 12 and robbed of Rs.3.14 crore on the pretext that he was linked to money laundering, police said on Thursday. Police said that a case of cheating was registered at the cybercrime branch police station on Wednesday afternoon against four unidentified suspects.

The victim, who did not wish to be identified, is a retired functional director from the board of a government-owned insurance company and lives with his 71-year-old wife at a high-rise in Sector 75, and his children are settled abroad, said police.

In his police complaint, the victim said, "On February 25, I received a call from an unidentified number, and the caller e...