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Police invoke MCOCA in cybercrime case; book 9-member gang for ₹11 crore fraud

Police invoke MCOCA in cybercrime case; book 9-member gang for ₹11 crore fraud

PUNE: In a significant action against organised cybercrime, the Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Tuesday invoked the stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a nine-member gang allegedly involved in multiple cyber fraud cases. Police invoke MCOCA in cybercrime case; book 9-member gang for ₹11 crore fraud According to police officials, this is the first time that MCOCA has been applied in a cybercrime case in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The action was taken under the guidance of police commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey. The case came to light after a senior citizen was duped of over ₹11 crore through a fake online trading application. A case was registered at the cyber police station on February 20, 2026, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act. During the probe, police found that the defrauded amount was routed through multiple bank accounts. Authorities have so far managed to freeze ₹2.65 crore. Investigations revealed that the gang was active across several regions, including Mumbai, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and parts of Madhya Pradesh. The accused …

Rohit Shetty firing case: Mumbai police invoke MCOCA against accused

Rohit Shetty firing case: Mumbai police invoke MCOCA against accused

Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty has come under the spotlight after a shocking firing incident outside his residence in Mumbai, prompting authorities to take strict legal action. The shooting reportedly took place in the early hours of February 1, when unidentified assailants fired multiple rounds near his Juhu home. Although no injuries were reported, the incident triggered immediate concern within law enforcement agencies and the film industry due to its brazen nature. New developments in the case Following the attack, Mumbai Police launched a detailed investigation through the Crime Branch and Anti-Extortion Cell. Officials soon detained several suspects believed to be connected to the case. Investigators tracked key evidence, including the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime, with the help of CCTV footage and forensic inputs. Preliminary findings suggest that some of the accused may have travelled from Pune to Mumbai specifically to execute the plan before attempting to escape. In a major development, police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused, highlighting the seriousness of the offence. The law is …

Baba Siddique murder case: 27 accused plead not guilty, MCOCA court frames charges

Baba Siddique murder case: 27 accused plead not guilty, MCOCA court frames charges

Mumbai, A special court here on Tuesday framed charges under MCOCA and BNS against 27 accused in the 2024 murder case of former Maharashtra minister and NCP politician Baba Siddique after they pleaded not guilty. Baba Siddique murder case: 27 accused plead not guilty, MCOCA court frames charges Framing of charges is the first stage in a criminal trial under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , where the court formalises accusations based on evidence. The court, in the previous hearing, noted that there is sufficient material to proceed against all the accused and directed them to remain present before it on Tuesday. However, only 15 accused, lodged in Kalyan and Arthur Road jails, remained present. The other accused lodged in a jail in Thane were produced through video conferencing as they could not be brought to the court in South Mumbai due to logistical issues. Special Judge Satyanarayan R. Navander recorded the pleas of all the accused, who all pleaded not guilty and preferred to stand trial. Siddique was shot dead by three assailants outside …

Pimpri Chinchwad Crime Data for 2025: Firearm seizures, Cyber crime arrests show rise, rape cases report increase | Pune News

Pimpri Chinchwad Crime Data for 2025: Firearm seizures, Cyber crime arrests show rise, rape cases report increase | Pune News

The crime statistics released by the Pimpri Chinchwad police for 2025 show the highest ever seizure of illegal firearms and a significant rise in cybercrime arrests, along with an increase in the reported rape cases. Pimpri Chinchwad police commissioner Vinoy Kumar Choubey also highlighted that focused enforcement has led to improved detection rates and recoveries in several property-related offences. On Wednesday, Choubey addressed the media on the crime statistics of the Pimpri Chinchwad police for 2025, primarily comparing the data with the 2024 figures. He further briefed the media on various infrastructure development efforts for the Pimpri Chinchwad commissionerate, carved out of Pune City and Pune Rural jurisdictions in 2019. Illegal Firearm seizures up The seizures of the illegal firearms by Pimpri Chinchwad has reported a continuous upward trend over the last six years with 2025 reporting the highest number of illegal firearm seizures of 243 as compared to 215 and 196 in 2024 and 2023 respectively. “We can confidently say that because of our dedicated action against the illegal firearms, the incidents of street …

Jailed gangster’s brothers among 3 arrested under MCOCA: Delhi Police| India News

Jailed gangster’s brothers among 3 arrested under MCOCA: Delhi Police| India News

New Delhi, The Delhi Police has arrested three alleged members of the notorious Nasir Gang, including two brothers of the jailed kingpin, Abdul Nasir, in the past four months, significantly weakening the gang’s operations in the Trans-Yamuna region of the national capital. Jailed gangster’s brothers among 3 arrested under MCOCA: Delhi Police The arrests were made as part of an ongoing probe in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in 2019, police said on Thursday. The three accused include kingpin Abdul Nasir’s brothers Adil and Shamim alias Badar, both principal executors of gang operations, and Saleem Ahmad alias Pistol, described as a proclaimed international arms trafficker. Badar was arrested on June 27, Adil on July 2, and Saleem Pistol on September 22, the police said. With their arrests, kingpin Abdul Nasir and his three brothers — Adil, Nadir and Shamim — along with several key associates of the syndicate, including Danish Jamal, Asim alias Hashim Baba, and Salman alias Matu, are now in judicial custody, they added. The police said …

Maharashtra: MCOCA invoked against runaway gangster Nilesh Ghaywal

Maharashtra: MCOCA invoked against runaway gangster Nilesh Ghaywal

The Pune police have slapped the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal, against whom multiple cases are pending, an official said, reported news agency PTI. Ghaywal`s associates had allegedly shot and injured a man and attacked another with a sharp weapon in a road rage incident in the Kothrud area of Pune in September. He faces numerous cases, including murder, extortion, assault, illegal possession of weapons (Arms Act), and fraud related to obtaining a passport. The Kothrud police on Wednesday invoked provisions of the MCOCA against the city-based gangster, the official said on Wednesday, reported PTI. The British High Commission in India last month confirmed that Ghaywal is in London on a `visitor` visa, and also informed the UK authorities back home about the revocation of his passport, police earlier said. The Pune police had suspected that Ghaywal was in the United Kingdom. Hence, they contacted the British High Commission seeking his detention and deportation. The gangster is believed to have fled India by fraudulently obtaining a passport. …

MCOCA case: Delhi HC sets Apr 9 to hear bail plea of ex-MLA Naresh Balyan | Latest News India

MCOCA case: Delhi HC sets Apr 9 to hear bail plea of ex-MLA Naresh Balyan | Latest News India

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Wednesday posted on April 9 the bail plea of former A MLA Naresh Balyan in a MCOCA case. MCOCA case: Delhi HC sets Apr 9 to hear bail plea of ex-MLA Naresh Balyan Justice Vikas Mahajan, who was hearing the matter, transferred the plea to the roster bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja who deals with cases of MPs and MLAs. Balyan was arrested in the MCOCA case on December 4, 2024, the day a trial court granted him bail in an alleged extortion case. Advocate M S Khan, representing Balyan, said the former legislator was in custody for nearly four months and urged the court to grant an earlier date. Balyan’s counsel had previously argued there was “no shred of evidence” against him and the case was “completely frivolous” while claiming that the FIR did not even mention Balyan’s name. Balyan himself raised a complaint against the crime, he added. The Delhi Police counsel had opposed the bail plea saying like Unlawful Activities Act, there was a bar …

Denying phone calls to terror, MCOCA accused not arbitrary: Delhi HC | Latest News India

Denying phone calls to terror, MCOCA accused not arbitrary: Delhi HC | Latest News India

New Delhi, Denying regular telephonic and electronic communication to prisoners facing terror, MCOCA and other heinous charges was prima facie not arbitrary, the Delhi High Court said recently. Denying phone calls to terror, MCOCA accused not arbitrary: Delhi HC A bench of former acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said Rule 631 of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, clearly indicated such facilities were denied to prisoners “in the interest of public safety and order” and added the guiding principles couldn’t be faulted. “Prima facie, the denial of regular telephonic and electronic communication to a prisoner who is involved in terrorist activities and offences such as under the MCOCA and Public Safety Act without adequate safeguards, cannot be considered as arbitrary or unreasonable,” read the court order passed on January 16. Rule 631 of Delhi Prison Rules includes those allegedly involved in offences against the state, terrorist activities, Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act , National Security Advisor, Public Safety Act and other heinous offences. According to the rule, those allegedly involved …

MCOCA case: Delhi HC asks police reply on AAP MLA Naresh Balyan’s bail plea | Latest News India

MCOCA case: Delhi HC asks police reply on AAP MLA Naresh Balyan’s bail plea | Latest News India

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of police on the regular bail plea by A leader and Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan in a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act case. MCOCA case: Delhi HC asks police reply on AAP MLA Naresh Balyan’s bail plea “Issue notice. Let status report be filed before the next date of hearing,” said Justice Vikas Mahajan. Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for the lawmaker, urged the court to release him on the grounds that assembly elections were approaching and his wife was contesting polls. “Give me interim bail at least. I am not a criminal,” he said. Pahwa argued there was “no shred of evidence” against Balyan and the case was “completely frivolous”. He said the FIR did not even mention Balyan’s name and the MLA was the one who raised a complaint against the crime. “If I am part of a syndicate, there must be FIR against me along with others. They have the power to arrest ..but there should be some substance …

Beed sarpanch murder: Walmik Karad charged under MCOCA, family unhappy with SIT recast | Pune News

Beed sarpanch murder: Walmik Karad charged under MCOCA, family unhappy with SIT recast | Pune News

The Maharashtra CID on Tuesday filed charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Walmik Karad, a close aide of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Dhananjay Munde, in an extortion case related to the murder of a sarpanch in the Beed district. After constant pressure from the family of the murdered sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and various political parties, the Maharashtra government asked the CID to charge Karad under MCOCA. Karad, who had been in police custody for 14 days following his surrender, was granted magisterial custody by the sessions court in Parli on Tuesday. The court rejected the request to extend Karad’s police custody. As his lawyers immediately moved to file his bail application, the CID stepped in and filed an application to charge Karad under MCOCA in Deshmukh’s murder. The court accepted the application and issued a production warrant against Karad. He will now be produced before the court on Wednesday where the police will seek his custody. Before Karad was charged under MCOCA, his supporters staged protests in Parli, blocking …