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Bombay HC confirms life sentence for mafia don Arun Gawli

A division bench comprising Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice Swapna Joshi confirmed the sentence on Gawli - a former MLA - and some other associates involved in the crime.

Dec 09, 2019, 15:18 PM IST

Special court convicts Chhota Rajan in B R Shetty extortion, attempt to murder case

Rajan and four others are accused in the BR Shetty attempt to murder case when the latter was fired upon allegedly by the henchmen of Rajan in Amboli area of Mumbai in 2013.

Aug 20, 2019, 14:02 PM IST

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Mumbai crime branch invokes MCOCA on Dawood Ibrahim's nephew Rizwan Kaskar

Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday invoked Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Dawood Ibrahim's nephew Rizwan Kaskar and two others.

Jul 29, 2019, 15:52 PM IST

10 members of gang sent to jail for plotting to kill Mahesh Bhatt

Ten members of the Ravi Pujari gang were sentenced to five years in jail by a Mumbai court on Wednesday for conspiring to kill filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and his family members in 2014.

Apr 26, 2018, 20:22 PM IST

Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar pleaded to get homemade food in jail, application denied

A special MCOCA court has rejected the plea of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, arrested in an extortion case, to allow him to have homemade food in jail due to his various ailments.

Jan 09, 2018, 17:32 PM IST

Malegaon blast case: Will now fight against UAPA charges, says Prasad Purohit's wife

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and six others accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast will stand trial on stringent terror charges.

Dec 27, 2017, 23:16 PM IST

UP may soon have MCOCA-like law to combat land, mining mafia

The Uttar Pradesh government today approved the draft of a bill to enact a stringent law on the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to combat land mafia, mining mafia and organised crimes in the state.

Dec 13, 2017, 16:33 PM IST

Granted bail by Supreme Court, special NIA court issues release order for Colonel Purohit

Special NIA court on Tuesday issued release order for Lt Colonel Shrikant Purohit from Taloja Jail.

Aug 22, 2017, 20:17 PM IST

Malegaon blast: SC reserves order on Prasad Shrikant Purohit's bail plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved order on a plea for bail by retired army officer Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast which killed seven people.

Aug 17, 2017, 20:12 PM IST

In a first, Delhi Police slap MCOCA provisions on GB road prostitution ringleaders

Police claimed that this is the first time provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act have been invoked against those accused of human trafficking.

Feb 20, 2017, 22:18 PM IST

No objection if bail granted to Sadhvi Pragya: NIA to HC

A bomb strapped to a motorcycle had exploded in Malegaon on September 29, 2008, killing seven people and injuring around 100.

Jan 19, 2017, 17:58 PM IST

Delhi sex racket busted: Girls confined in almirahs; forced to sleep with clients in cubicles

The Delhi Police arrested eight people on suspicion of human trafficking.

Aug 30, 2016, 11:32 AM IST

2006 Aurangabad arms haul case: Abu Jundal, 6 other convicts sentenced to life

Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and six other convicts were awarded life imprisonment in 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case on Tuesday.

Aug 02, 2016, 12:34 PM IST

2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case: MCOCA court to pronounce quantum of sentence on August 2

The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which on Thursday held Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and 11 others guilty in 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case, will now announce the quantum of sentence for the convicts on August 2.

Jul 30, 2016, 09:08 AM IST