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Tripura Launches First Cybercrime Police Station, Recovers Over Rs 5 Crore in Online Fraud

Equipped with trained officers, advanced technology, national helplines and reinforced border surveillance, the AD Nagar station deepens Tripura’s cyber defenses

Overview

  • Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the AD Nagar unit with a Rs 5 crore central sanction, of which Rs 45 lakh has been released for its operation
  • Specialized officers at the station employ modern investigative tools and national helplines 112 and 1930 to address complex cybercrime cases
  • Tripura Police traced Rs 5.46 crore siphoned off by cyber fraudsters and have returned Rs 32 lakh to victims pending further legal processes
  • Saha warned that smartphones and AI-enabled networks pose threats comparable to automatic firearms and called cybercrime a “shadow war”
  • Authorities are enhancing surveillance along the 856-kilometer Bangladesh border to counter drug smuggling, infiltration and digital threats