Agartala, June 30 -- Tripura has recorded cyber frauds involving about Rs 83 crore over the last four years, Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag said on Tuesday, highlighting the growing threat of cybercrime as the state moves to strengthen its cybersecurity framework.

Addressing a state-level workshop on "Strengthening Cyber Security Frameworks for State Data", the DGP said around Rs 15.43 crore of the defrauded amount was frozen due to timely reporting by victims, while about Rs 1.23 crore has so far been refunded.

"In Tripura itself, over the last four years, the defrauded amount has been about Rs 83 crore, of which around Rs 15.43 crore has been frozen," he said.

The workshop, organised under the third phase of the National Con...