Noida, Feb. 12 -- Two retired government employees were duped of Rs.2.87 crore in two separate cases of fraud in the past one month, said officials on Tuesday adding that two separate FIRs have been registered and efforts are underway to recover the money and nab the culprits.

In the first incident, three members of a family, including a 74-year-old retired employee, his wife, and daughter, were allegedly put under "digital arrest" for five days from February 1 to 5 and duped of Rs.1.08 crore, said police on Tuesday, adding that a case was registered at the cybercrime branch police station.

Police said the victim, who did not wish to be identified, is a retired government official and resides with his wife and daughter in Noida.

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