Tripura police claimed to have superior the investigation into the rip-off by which fraudsters siphoned ₹16.38 crore from the account of the Agartala Municipal Company (AMC).
The Police stated ₹7 crore has been recovered via utilizing technical instruments after tracing the scammers reportedly based mostly in South Indian states on Saturday (September 13, 2025). The progress was made a day after the State Authorities constituted a Particular Investigation Group (SIT) headed by Extra S.P. Dhruva Nath.
The cash was drained out via cheques forging the signature of municipal company Commissioner D.Ok. Chakma from a department of the UCO Financial institution.
The SIT has arrested a cashier from the identical metropolis department as her detention was required within the investigation. She has been recognized as Ramayani Shrimayi, a resident of Nowgaon district in Assam.
Police, nevertheless, haven’t offered particulars of her alleged reference to the rip-off. Sources, nevertheless, stated she offered technical help to the scamsters.
The UCO Financial institution has already paid again the embezzled fund to the AMC account as demanded by Mayor Dipak Majumder. Financial institution officers stated they’re cooperating with the police to trace down the scammers and stop such occurrences sooner or later.
The loot of ₹16.38 crore, which occurred between August 25 and September 2, triggered political controversy, with the Opposition claiming the AMC has been gripped in monetary fraud in funds in regards to the good metropolis venture. AMC officers claimed they’d no hand within the financial institution fraud and different venture issues are audited in addition to open to evaluate.
Revealed – September 14, 2025 05:00 am IST
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