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Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau Registers 439 Trap Cases in 7 Months

Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau Registers 439 Trap Cases in 7 Months
Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau Registers 439 Corruption Trap Cases In 7 Months; Revenue Department Tops List · freepressjournal.in

In Maharashtra, a special police team called the Anti-Corruption Bureau catches government workers who take bribes, which are secret payments people make to get unfair help.

In the first seven months of the year, the team registered 439 such trap cases.

That is more than the 419 cases registered in the same period last year.

A total of 632 people were caught, including 109 ordinary citizens.

Most of the officials caught were middle-level government employees.

The most cases were against workers in the department that handles land records and revenue.

Police officials were linked to the largest amount of bribe money.

The Nashik area saw the highest number of cases.

One official was also booked for having money far beyond their known income.

The bureau is working to stop these unfair practices across the state.

Key facts

Trap cases registered
439 (Jan-Jul 2026)
Comparison with last year
419 cases in same period
Persons booked
632, including 109 private individuals
Total bribe money involved
Rs 2.20 crore
Department with most cases
Revenue and Land Records (104)
Highest bribe amount by department
Police (Rs 54.65 lakh)
Region with most cases
Nashik range (97)
Disproportionate assets cases
1, against a CIDCO official (Rs 1.94 crore)

Sources

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