Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Mumbai Police Return ₹3.97 Crore To Cyber-Fraud Victims
Some people in Mumbai lost money to online fraud.
The police used a system called the Money Restoration Module to stop the money from moving away.
In two months, ₹3.97 crore was returned to 6,096 victims.
Police blocked ₹18.27 crore in 24,860 cases.
They found that ₹16.18 crore could be returned after financial and legal checks.
Reporting the fraud quickly by calling 1930 gives police a better chance to freeze the money.
Police also froze many suspected bank accounts and deactivated phone numbers linked to fraud.
Another portal helps people whose accounts were frozen by mistake get them checked and unfrozen.
Mumbai Police returned ₹3.97 crore directly to 6,096 cyber-fraud victims within two months.
The Money Restoration Module helped block ₹18.27 crore across 24,860 cases.
Police found ₹16.18 crore of the blocked money eligible for refund, with the remaining eligible amount being processed.
Over four years, around 30,000 first-layer bank accounts were frozen or placed under lien, and more than 17,000 mobile numbers were deactivated.
Police urged victims to call 1930 immediately and preserve transaction records, UTR numbers, chats and screenshots.
- Who
- Mumbai Police, cyber-fraud victims, banks and suspected cybercrime operators.
- What
- Police used the Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 and Money Restoration Module to block and return money involved in cyber fraud.
- When
- ₹3.97 crore was returned during a two-month period; related account and mobile-number enforcement actions took place over four years.
- Where
- Mumbai, through the Mumbai Police Cyber Cell and coordination with banks.
- Why
- To prevent fraudulent money from being transferred further and help eligible victims recover it more quickly after required legal formalities.
- Money returned
- ₹3.97 crore
- Victims helped
- 6,096
- Cases handled
- 24,860 over two months
- Funds blocked
- ₹18.27 crore
- Funds eligible for refund
- ₹16.18 crore
- Bank accounts frozen or placed under lien
- Around 30,000 over four years
- Grievance complaints resolved
- 2,169 of 2,337 complaints over two months
- Mobile numbers deactivated
- More than 17,000 over four years
