LUCKNOW, Dec. 4 -- Cyber cops will now trace over Rs.39 crore that was fraudulently transferred as pension amount in Chitrakoot. The department of finance has requested for a probe by cyber cell as only about Rs.3.61 crore could be recovered out of the total Rs.43.13 crore transferred fraudulently.

"We have recommended that money that has not been returned till now be traced. This can be done with the help of the cyber cell of the police department," said VK Singh, special secretary, department of finance.

The investigation revealed that the scamsters used fake life certificates and manipulated records to transfer excess funds into 93 pension accounts. Despite annual audits over the past seven years, embezzlement of pension funds worth ...