Overview

• In September, the bureau registered 23 matters, including 11 trap cases and two disproportionate assets cases, and arrested 22 public servants plus one outsourcing employee.
• The ACB reported seizing Rs.8.91 lakh in September trap cases and said disproportionate assets valued for the month were reported inconsistently across outlets.
• From January to September, officials reported 203 total matters comprising 119 trap cases, 13 disproportionate assets cases, 20 criminal misconduct cases, 25 regular enquiries, 23 surprise checks and three discreet enquiries.
• Across the nine months, 189 public servants, including 15 outsourcing employees, were trapped or arrested and sent to judicial custody, with disproportionate assets valued at Rs.58.36 crore.
• Media accounts differ on cumulative trap recoveries for the period—Rs.42.03 crore versus Rs.42.03 lakh—and on September DA valuations—Rs.14.05 crore versus Rs.14.05 lakh—highlighting figures that require official clarification; the bureau also reported finalising 25 cases in September and 204 year-to-date, and one conviction of Tahsildar Ch. Srinivas Raju on September 16.