KANPUR, June 18 -- 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 lakh by a matrimonial website promising marriage prospects. Police said the probe led them to three websites, Perfect Rishte, Shaadi Match and Shaadi Match India, allegedly run by Ranjish, Jagruti and Karam Patel. Police said Rajnish has been arrested. Acting on the complaint, police conducted raids and detained 23 telecallers. During questioning, police allegedly found that after selling subscription packages, the accused downloaded photographs of women from internet, altered them using artificial intelligence tools and sent them to prospective clients on WhatsApp. Investigators said forged receipts were also allegedly created in the names of the women whose photographs were used to convince victims that the matches were authentic....