Villupuram district recorded the first case under the Tamil Nadu Money Lending Entities (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Act, 2025, which took effect on 9 June 2025 to curb forcible loan recovery. A recovery agent was booked for trying to seize a vehicle without following due legal process. He was arrested and charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with Sections 20 and 21(ii) of the Act.