According to a data revealed by the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Mumbai has reported the least trap cases in 2025.
Between January to December 2025, a total of 682 corruption-related cases were registered in the state, including 669 trap cases.
The most trap cases were related to officials of the Revenue and Land Records Department, followed by the police, Panchayat Samiti and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL).
The ACB statistics revealed that in the 669 trap cases, 988 persons, including 188 private individuals, were booked. Further analysis showed that most officials involved in trap cases were Class III government officials (474), followed by Class II officials (124), Class I officials (68) and Class IV officials (40).
The statistics further revealed that in 559 trap cases, the total amount of bribe money involved was Rs 3.54 crore. The highest amount of bribe money sought was related to police officials (Rs 91.28 lakh), followed by the Revenue and Land Records Department (Rs 61.89 lakh), Municipal Corporations (Rs 44.91 lakh) and the Department of Co-operatives, Marketing and Textiles (Rs 38.13 lakh).
District-wise data:
The statistics also revealed that the maximum number of trap cases were registered in the Nashik range (138), while Mumbai reported lowest with 39 cases.
Departments-wise number of trap cases registered by ACB in 2025:
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