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Delhi constable booked under stringent MCOCA after arrest in dacoity case

May 30, 2026 9:50 am

Investigators say he ran an organised syndicate, recruited poor people for carrying out robberies.

Maharashtra warns of action under MCOCA to curb illegal cattle smuggling

May 21, 2026 9:42 pm

The Maharashtra transport department has also been asked to regularly inspect vehicles illegally transporting cattle and take appropriate action.

MCOCA accused who escaped from Mumbai court re-arrested in Vasai-Virar

April 09, 2026 5:46 pm

Fled after pushing constable during court escort; caught two days later while creating scene over unpaid bill near civic office

MCOCA: Enacted to take on the underworld; how its use has now broadened

March 22, 2026 10:25 pm

In a rare conviction last year, two were sentenced to five years in jail for snatching a 12-gram gold chain in 2020, with a fine of Rs 15 lakh imposed on each of the men.

Chargesheet filed against gangster Kapil Sangwan accomplice in MCOCA case

December 27, 2025 8:16 am

The crime syndicate’s record shows its rise from revenge killings and armed robberies (2015-2016) to organised extortion, targeted shootings, and contract killings (2021-2024), operating through a well-structured network with nationwide reach.

Gangster Lagarpuria, aide convicted under MCOCA

December 12, 2025 4:00 am

The judgment was announced on Wednesday by Additional Sessions Judge Vandana Jain in Dwarka court.

The police had intensified action against Pathan after a video of him purportedly hurling money during a qawwali programme in the city had gone viral in April this year

Pune police invoke MCOCA against Tipu Pathan gang in yet another land grab case

November 21, 2025 2:42 pm

In the latest case, a woman staying in Mumbai has accused Tipu Pathan and his gang members of taking illegal possession of her land, constructing a tin shed on it, and renting the property out.

The crackdown also nabbed arms trafficker “Pistol,” disrupting cross-border gun smuggling networks fueling gang wars in Delhi-NCR.

Nasir gang, once the terror of Trans-Yamuna, dismantled: Police claim success in crackdown against organised crime using MCOCA

November 06, 2025 4:20 pm

Case under MCOCA was registered in 2019, more than a dozen members of the crime syndicate, including its leader Abdul Nasir, are in jail.

Delhi Police has formed a dedicated MCOCA Cell to ensure stronger enforcement of the organised crime law and prevent legal lapses.

Using an effective law better: Delhi Police sets up MCOCA Cell to address rising challenges from organised crime gangs

October 16, 2025 4:30 pm

In more than two decades since Maharashtra’s anti-gangster law was made applicable in the NCT of Delhi, there has been only one conviction under the Act. The police want this record to improve.

For Chain snatching in 2020, court sentences two men to 5 yrs in jail and Rs 15 lakh fine

October 10, 2025 12:01 pm

Accused convicted under MCOCA: The court directed that their five year punishment will take in account of the period undergone in jail as undertrials since 2020.