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Thane court acquits six men booked under MCOCA for extortion, assault

Thane court acquits six men booked under MCOCA for extortion, assault

The case pertains to an FIR registered  at the Mahatma Phule Chowk Police Station in Kalyan in 2022. The accused were booked for extortion, attempted murder and involvement in an organised crime syndicate

03 January,2025 06:18 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Thane court acquits 10 accused in 2016 murder case after investigation flaws

Thane court acquits 10 accused in 2016 murder case after investigation flaws

A Thane court has acquitted ten individuals in a 2016 murder case, citing investigation flaws and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s evidence, following a trial spanning over seven years.

23 December,2024 01:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Thane court acquits four accused in 2011 dacoity case over lack of evidence

Thane court acquits four accused in 2011 dacoity case over lack of evidence

A Thane court acquitted four men in a 2011 dacoity case, citing lapses in investigation and insufficient evidence to establish their guilt under MCOCA provisions.

16 December,2024 12:36 PM IST | Mumbai
Baba Siddique murder: Crime Branch struggling to establish Lawrence Bishnoi link

Baba Siddique murder: Crime Branch struggling to establish Lawrence Bishnoi link

According to officials, Lawrence appears to have acted cautiously in this case to avoid direct involvement, unlike his alleged actions in the Salman Khan firing case. In that case, he was named in the charge sheet after investigators found compelling evidence

10 December,2024 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Thane court acquits 7 booked in MCOCA case

Thane court acquits 7 booked in MCOCA case

Judge Amit M Shete, while delivering the verdict, emphasised the prosecution had failed to prove the offence under the IPC beyond all reasonable doubt. Consequently, the charge under the MCOCA also fails

09 December,2024 04:08 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Baba Siddique murder: MCOCA court remands 8 accused in judicial custody

Baba Siddique murder: MCOCA court remands 8 accused in judicial custody

The Ajit Pawar-led NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister was shot dead on October 12 in Nirmal Nagar in Bandra East

07 December,2024 08:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Delhi court sends AAP MLA Naresh Balyan to police custody in MCOCA case

Delhi court sends AAP MLA Naresh Balyan to police custody in MCOCA case

Balyan was produced before the court on expiry of his one-day judicial custody in the case

06 December,2024 07:35 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Ajit Pawar-NCP leader's murder: Mumbai Police invokes MCOCA on accused

Ajit Pawar-NCP leader's murder: Mumbai Police invokes MCOCA on accused

The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the murder case which was initially registered at Byculla Police Station in central Mumbai

02 December,2024 09:09 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
MCOCA invoked in high-profile Baba Siddique murder case

MCOCA invoked in high-profile Baba Siddique murder case

Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the murder of Baba Siddique under multiple charges, including the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act. MCOCA has now been applied, with 26 arrests made and three suspects still wanted

30 November,2024 02:48 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Navi Mumbai crime: Four of interstate chain-snatching gang booked under MCOCA

Navi Mumbai crime: Four of interstate chain-snatching gang booked under MCOCA

The police subsequently nabbed four persons, in the age group of 19 to 27 and hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Navi Mumbai, and registered an FIR against them under section 309 (robbery) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

17 November,2024 12:52 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent

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