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A Mumbai judge, currently under suspension, was named in an FIR registered in November 2025 after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a clerk-cum-typist. The case involves allegations of soliciting money. A chargesheet will be filed only after sanction is received.
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh faces allegations of a Rs 100 crore extortion racket involving dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze. Following the Maharashtra Governor's sanction for his prosecution in August 2026, Deshmukh challenged the proceedings by questioning the exclusion of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. As reported on 26 August 2026, a special court in Mumbai rejected Deshmukh's plea for an adjournment in the ongoing CBI corruption case.
Authorities booked 19 individuals, including five senior police officers, in a case involving the kidnapping and extortion of a firm staffer in Kutch, as reported on 17 February 2024. A local court previously declared four police officers absconders on 6 December 2023, and another accused surrendered before a Kutch court on 28 December 2023. The matter is under investigation.
The Assam Police arrested ten individuals, including an IPS officer, in connection with an alleged extortion case in the Bajali district. The investigation involves allegations of corruption and extortion by police personnel.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is investigating Prof. Vinay Pathak, the Vice-Chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, for alleged extortion, cheating, bribery, and corruption during his tenures at both CSJMU and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University. As reported on 23 January 2023, Prof. Pathak resumed his duties following an 85-day leave while the investigation into these allegations continues.
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao faces allegations of abetting illegal gratification, concealing evidence, and corruption related to an extortion racket within the anti-corruption ombudsman's office. Following his resignation on 08 December 2015, the Special Investigation Team filed a chargesheet naming him as the seventh accused on 04 August 2016. As reported on 22 November 2016, the Karnataka High Court heard a petition filed by Mr. Rao concerning the legal proceedings initiated against him.
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