A total of ₹25.97 crore was recovered through Cyber Crime Police Stations of the Greater Chennai City, and returned to the complainants who lost money in cyber frauds in 2025. Last December alone, ₹1.04 crore was recovered and returned to the victims.
In December 2025, the Central Crime Branch’s Cyber Crime Police Station received 65 complaints. Of these, 36 were taken up for inquiry, and ₹47.42 lakh was recovered.
Similarly, the North Zone Cyber Crime Police Station received 21 complaints, and recovered ₹19 lakh in 15 cases. The West Zone recovered ₹5.47 lakh in five cases, the South Zone ₹19.81 lakh in 18 cases, and the East Zone ₹13.12 lakh in 14 cases.
Of the 192 complaints received in total, action was taken on 88, and ₹1,04,87,793 was recovered and handed over to the complainants. Further, from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, a total of ₹25.97 crore was recovered and returned to the rightful owners, the police said.
A senior police officer said that in cybercrime-related cases, they led the efforts to identify the relevant contacts of cybercriminals — who cheat the public and siphon off money through online platforms and social media — freeze bank accounts, recover lost amounts, and credit them back to the victims’ bank accounts. In cases where victims were deceived into transferring money to other bank accounts, the concerned accounts have been frozen, and the money recovered through due legal and court procedures.
