ACB traps for past 5 months register downward trend

  • | Wednesday | 12th September, 2018

However, the ACB acts only after receiving complaint.” At 28, Mumbai has registered the least number of traps.An officer, on conditions of anonymity, said, “We need to understand the entire process of ACB traps involving a series of steps laid down by the law to understand why the number of traps cannot always remain the same. However, if the number of traps is taking a nosedive, we need to introspect.”For the first three out of four months this year, the total number of traps registered a surge of at least double digit in terms of percentage when compared to last year.As per the figures obtained, between January 1 and September 10, 2017, the ACB had laid 606 successful traps across the state. Compared to this, for the same duration, a total of 597 traps have been laid in the corresponding period this year.A senior officer said, “A serious cognizance about the negative trend in the number of traps has been taken by the DG ACB office following which the units performing poorly have been pulled up recently.”Sources said that it was after issuing an ultimatum the ACB units have started working overtime to ensure that the laid traps are successful.When contacted, additional DG (ACB) Bipin Kumar Singh said, “The overall number of traps compared to last year is just 3% less. Aurangabad: The number of successful traps laid by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) across Maharashtra since May this year has constantly registered a negative trend compared to the same period last year.However, authorities informed that the number of traps set by the ACB is dependent on various factors, including the number of determined complainants reaching the ACB office.The state anti-corruption bureau is divided in to eight units — Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Thane, Nashik, Nanded, Nagpur and Amravati — and each of them us headed by an officer of the rank of superintendent of police or above.As per the statistics sourced from the ACB, Pune division with 128 traps is leading the chart of successful traps this year, followed by Nagpur (87), Aurangabad (85), Amravati (80), Thane (67), Nashik and Nanded (61 each).

Aurangabad: The number of successful traps laid by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) across Maharashtra since May this year has constantly registered a negative trend compared to the same period last year.However, authorities informed that the number of traps set by the ACB is dependent on various factors, including the number of determined complainants reaching the ACB office.The state anti-corruption bureau is divided in to eight units — Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Thane, Nashik, Nanded, Nagpur and Amravati — and each of them us headed by an officer of the rank of superintendent of police or above.As per the statistics sourced from the ACB, Pune division with 128 traps is leading the chart of successful traps this year, followed by Nagpur (87), Aurangabad (85), Amravati (80), Thane (67), Nashik and Nanded (61 each). At 28, Mumbai has registered the least number of traps.An officer, on conditions of anonymity, said, “We need to understand the entire process of ACB traps involving a series of steps laid down by the law to understand why the number of traps cannot always remain the same. However, if the number of traps is taking a nosedive, we need to introspect.”For the first three out of four months this year, the total number of traps registered a surge of at least double digit in terms of percentage when compared to last year.As per the figures obtained, between January 1 and September 10, 2017, the ACB had laid 606 successful traps across the state. Compared to this, for the same duration, a total of 597 traps have been laid in the corresponding period this year.A senior officer said, “A serious cognizance about the negative trend in the number of traps has been taken by the DG ACB office following which the units performing poorly have been pulled up recently.”Sources said that it was after issuing an ultimatum the ACB units have started working overtime to ensure that the laid traps are successful.When contacted, additional DG (ACB) Bipin Kumar Singh said, “The overall number of traps compared to last year is just 3% less. However, the ACB acts only after receiving complaint.”

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