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Three foreigners staying in Greater Noida have been arrested allegedly for being involved in cyber frauds and were found to have in their possession a fake passport made in the name of filmstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a senior police officer said on Friday. The police had lodged an FIR of fraud on the complaint of a retired Army colonel who was duped of Rs 1.81 crore. The investigation into the matter led to the three accused two hailing from Nigeria and one from Ghana, the officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Abhishek Verma said during the arrest, police also recovered USD 3,000 (around Rs 2.5 lakh) and 10,500 pounds (around Rs 10.60 lakh) from the three men's possession. The police also seized fake Indian currency notes with face value of over Rs 10.76 crore, in addition to dozens of bundles of fake US dollar and British pound bills, he said. The case of fraud with the retired Army officer was thoroughly investigated and three main accused in the case al