Chandigarh, June 29 -- City residents lost approximately Rs.25 crore to online frauds between January 1 and June 25, 2025, data from the cyber crime unit revealed. This is a nearly seven-fold rise in the losses suffered during the corresponding period last year, which stood at Rs.3.39 crore.

As many as 3,927 cybercrime complaints have been received so far this year but against this, only 70 FIRs have been registered and 69 accused arrested. Explaining the gap between complaints and FIRs, cyber police officials say that an FIR is not always necessary for recovery of funds, and many complainants choose not to pursue formal registration once their money is successfully recovered.

"Several victims withdraw their request for FIR once their f...