The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered 1,005 cases and preliminary enquiries (PEs) in 2025, the highest ever in a single year and nearly 48% more than 2020 when it filed 676 cases and enquiries, according to the latest annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and agency data independently reviewed by HT.
“Other than special crimes, bank frauds, and other economic offences, a special focus for the past couple of years has been to target the corrupt officers, which is our core work. Subsequently, CBI’s 72 requests involving 172 officers under section 17A of the PC Act – mandatory to launch a probe against a government servant – are pending with different organisations/government departments. The CVC report further says that in 2025, CBI’s conviction rate was 71.71% compared to 69.14% in 2024. At the end of 2025, 11,510 court cases were pending under trial in various courts.
Subsequently, multiple cases have been registered to investigate digital arrest scams, human trafficking networks in south-east Asia and builders-bankers’ nexus to cheat homebuyers,” said an officer, who asked not to be named.
