Legal Help for Cyber Fraud & Frozen Bank Accounts

Call the national cybercrime helpline 1930 or report at cybercrime.gov.in as soon as possible, and inform your bank. The faster you report, the better the chance of the money being stopped.

Accounts are often frozen by banks at the request of police investigating cyber fraud, sometimes because disputed money passed through the account, even if the account holder did nothing wrong.

It usually starts with finding out which police station or agency asked for the freeze, then giving them an explanation and documents. If that doesn't work, an application to the court may be needed. Courts have repeatedly held that a freeze should usually be limited to the disputed amount rather than the whole account.