Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Telangana registered 23 cases in September 2025. These included 11 trap cases, two disproportionate assets cases, two criminal misconduct cases, six regular enquiries, and two surprise checks.
ACB officers arrested 22 public servants, including one outsourcing employee or private individual, and sent them to judicial custody. They seized ₹8.91 lakh during trap operations in various departments.
In one disproportionate assets case, ACB teams discovered assets worth ₹14.05 crore.
From January to September 2025, the Bureau registered 203 cases. These comprised 119 trap cases, 13 disproportionate assets cases, 20 criminal misconduct cases, 25 regular enquiries, 23 surprise checks, and three discreet enquiries. During this period, ACB arrested 189 public servants, including 15 outsourcing employees or private persons. Officers seized ₹42.03 lakh in trap cases and unearthed assets worth ₹58.36 crore in disproportionate assets cases.
In September alone, the Bureau closed 25 cases and sent final reports to the government. Between January and September, it completed 204 cases.
ACB secured a conviction in one case last month. On September 16, a special court sentenced Ch. Srinivas Raju alias Srinivas, then Tahsildar of Thirumalagiri Mandal in Nalgonda district, to one year of rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on two counts under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.