State Home Department Transfers Post Of Additional SP Of ACB To Thane Amid Surge In Corruption Cases

Mumbai: Considering the increasing number of corruption-related cases in the Thane range, the state home department has transferred the post of Additional Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to Thane Region.

Last month, the government had similarly transferred a post of Additional SP in ACB from Amravati range to Nashik division because the number of cases registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Nashik division was much higher than in Amravati. So far this year, 20 cases of corruption have been registered in the Thane range.

State Home Department Sanctions 16 Posts Of Additional SP In ACB

In October 2023, the state home department sanctioned 16 posts of Additional Superintendent of Police in ACB, Maharashtra. The jurisdiction of Thane range of ACB consists of areas of Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg, and has a large number of government offices and government officials/employees.

A total of four posts of Additional Superintendent of Police have been sanctioned in the ACB headquarters. As the number of crimes related to corruption is high in the Thane area, there is a need for the post of Additional Superintendent of Police in Thane. The ACB had requested the government for the transfer of one post of Additional Superintendent of Police from the ACB headquarters to Thane Range, officials said.

Statement Of A Govt Official

"The issue of approving one post of the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police under the establishment of Thane ACB was under the consideration of the state government. Taking into consideration the wide scope of corruption-related crimes in the ACB Thane region and the large-scale increase of operations, the government is hereby approving to transfer one of the four approved posts of the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police at the ACB Headquarters under the establishment of Thane ACB,” said a government official.

The ACB statistics have revealed that from January till April 3, 2025, 20 cases of corruption were registered in the Thane range, in which 29 persons were booked. Last year, 74 cases of corruption were registered in the Thane range, in which 118 persons were booked.

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