India, Nov. 6 -- Cases registered for violations involving loudspeakers and sound amplification devices in public places in Maharashtra have nearly tripled in the first nine months of 2026 compared with the whole of 2024, even as a significant number remain pending investigation.

The state registered 689 such cases between January and September this year, compared with 247 in 2024 and 328 in 2025. However, chargesheets have been filed in only 251 of the cases registered this year, leaving 438 pending, according to an affidavit submitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

The figures were provided by Sagar Patil, assistant inspector general of police (law and order), Maharashtra Director General of Police's office, in response to ...