KANPUR, June 17 -- A year-long matrimonial fraud racket that allegedly used AI-generated profile photos and fake marriage proposals to dupe unmarried men has been busted in Kanpur, with police tracing Rs.41 lakh in bank accounts linked to the operation, officials informed on Wednesday.

Commissioner of police (CP) Raghubir Lal said that the accused allegedly operated three call centre-style offices in Kanpur, where 23 women worked as telecallers. According to police, the callers contacted unmarried men and persuaded them to purchase membership packages costing between Rs.3,000 and Rs.4,000 through websites posing as legitimate matrimonial platforms.

The investigation began after a complainant, Chandresh, alleged he was cheated of Rs.4 la...