Maharashtra ACB Registers 543 Trap Cases Till September, Revenue Officials Top Corruption List With 133 Cases
Mumbai: Statistics provided by the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have revealed that this year from January till September, 543 entrapment-related corruption cases were registered in the state out of which most trap cases are related to the officials of the Revenue and Land Records department, followed by the Police, Panchayat Samiti and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co.…
In the first nine months of the year, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered 543 entrapment-related corruption cases across the state, with officials from the Revenue and Land Records department leading the list with 133 cases. The Police, Panchayat Samiti, and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) also feature prominently in the corruption cases, with 86, 59, and 36 cases respectively.
Class III government officials make up the majority of those booked in trap cases, with 386 individuals, followed by Class II officials (92), Class I officials (53), and Class IV officials (29). The total amount of bribe money involved in these cases is estimated at Rs 3.08 crore, with the Police department facing the highest amount, at Rs 70.29 lakh.
Nashik range recorded the most trap cases this year, with 113 cases, followed by Pune (95), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (84), Thane (75), and Amravati (56). The ACB has also registered seven disproportionate assets cases this year, including three against officials from the Revenue and Land Records department, with a total of Rs 7.40 crore involved.
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