100 cases registered against them with ACB in first quarter of 2015
Mumbai : Maharashtra’s police department has topped the list of corruption cases — with 100 cases registered against them with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) — in the first quarter of 2015. According to statistics available with the ACB, out of these 100 accused, 86 are police officers whereas 14 are clerical staff members working in the various police establishments in Maharashtra.
After the police, the state revenue department has ended up in second place on the list of corrupt government employees with 98 people trapped by the ACB, followed by the rural development department with 52 cases and the urban development department with 31 cases, among others. Overall, the ACB has carried out 325 traps until March 31 this year, and registered 17 disproportionate assets cases against government employees, bringing the total to 342.
The number of traps carried out by the ACB has increased by 24 per cent this year as compared to the same period in 2014, where 263 cases were registered. The numbers of arrested accused have also increased from 360 in the first quarter of 2014 to 419 this year. In addition, 22 people have been booked in disproportionate assets cases.
In addition, the ACB has also seized Rs 83.45 lakh while carrying out its various traps, and Rs 6.88 crore from disproportionate assets cases.
While progress has been made in the number of traps and other corruption cases, the ACB still has 3,337 cases pending for trial – compounded only by issues such as hostile witnesses and a short-staffed Forensic Science Laboratory among others. However, the conviction rate this year is 24 per cent and, as compared to last year, it has increased by 41 per cent.
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‘Ensure uninsured vehicles don’t ply’
Mumbai: Taking note of the rise in road accident fatalities caused by heavy vehicles, the Bombay High Court today asked the RTO commissioner to ensure that uninsured vehicles are not allowed to ply.
A division bench of justices V M Kanade and A R Joshi also directed the RTO commissioner and city police commissioner to provide details of corruption cases lodged against RTO officers.
The court also sought statistics with regard to accidents involving heavy vehicles in the state.
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