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The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau said on 13 September 2026 that Rs 139.68 crore had been refunded to 24,189 cyber fraud victims in the state during 2026.
Rs 42.28 crore was returned to 3,896 victims at a single National Lok Adalat held with the Telangana State Legal Services Authority, banks and payment service providers.
The Money Restoration Module, launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs in May 2026 and operational in Telangana since June, had restored Rs 27.23 crore to 9,355 victims as of 12 September.
Since the Bureau was set up in 2023 it has facilitated refunds of Rs 514.93 crore to 73,204 victims.
When a fraud is reported early, police ask banks and payment intermediaries to freeze the money before it is withdrawn. Restoring it to the victim once needed a court order; the Money Restoration Module lets the frozen or traced amount be returned administratively in specified cases.
Simple Analogy: Stopping a cheque before it is cashed, then handing the money straight back.
Provides for Lok Adalats and for legal services authorities at national, state and district level. An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court, is final and binding, and no appeal lies against it - which is what makes the forum quick enough to clear thousands of refund claims in a day.
Directs the State to secure equal justice and free legal aid; it is the constitutional basis of the legal services authorities that organise Lok Adalats.
Telangana's specialised cybercrime police wing, set up on 31 May 2023; runs the refund drive
Operates the 1930 financial cyber fraud helpline and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, and shares complaint data with state police units
Organises the National Lok Adalat sittings at which the refund claims were settled
GS Paper II > Statutory bodies and alternative dispute resolution; GS Paper III > Internal security - cyber security
General Awareness > Digital payments, fraud reporting and customer protection
An MHA platform launched in May 2026 that lets frozen or traced cyber fraud money be returned to victims without a court order in specified cases
A forum under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 for compromise-based settlement of eligible disputes; its award is deemed a decree of a civil court
India's national helpline for reporting cyber financial fraud, run by I4C under the Ministry of Home Affairs, alongside the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal