India, Aug. 31 -- Tripura Police have uncovered digital money fraud amounting to Rs.46.96 crore since 2021, with Rs.5.2 crore seized and Rs.34 lakh returned to victims, director general of police (DGP) Anurag Dhyankar said.

A special drive has been arranged by the police to recover the remaining amount, following a few verifications and checks over the coming three months, the DGP said while addressing the press at the Tripura Police Headquarters on Saturday.

The police recovered a total of 20,387 bank account details involved in cybercrime attacks. "Most of these accounts were mule accounts-created by duping poor people and obtaining their personal and mobile phone details, with bank accounts opened in their names without their knowled...