Pimpri Chinchwad police invoke stringent MCOCA against 13 criminal gangs

Kalyani Deshpande (56), of Pashan-Sus Road, and three of her aides were arrested for marijuana trafficking registered t the Bavdhan police station on May 25 under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Police said Deshpande’s gang has been linked to six serious offences.

In another case, gangster Shubham Pokharkar (21) and four aides were arrested for murder in a case lodged at Dehu Road police station. The gang is allegedly involved in six criminal cases.

Narayan Ghawate and his five aides, including a minor, have also been booked under MCOCA for their involvement in an attempted murder case at Mhalunge MIDC police station. Police said this gang, too, has been linked to six offences.

Among the other gangs booked is one led by Ashish alias Bona Sojwal (26), whose group, including a minor, was arrested in a robbery case registered at Hinjewadi police station. Sojwal’s gang is allegedly involved in nine offences.

Eight members of a gang led by Chetan Ramlal Kushwaha have been booked under MCOCA in connection with a kidnapping case at MIDC Bhosari police station. Police said the gang has committed five serious offences.

The police have also invoked MCOCA against Pravez alias Sonu Javed Maniyar (24) and two of his associates, linked to 18 offences, including robbery at Chinchwad police station. Similarly, gangster Akash Pandurang Mohol alias Akya Bond and two aides, allegedly involved in 18 criminal cases, including extortion at Chikhali police station, have been booked.

Action under MCOCA has also been taken against Chandu Gorakh Sakat (38) and his two aides, arrested for attempted murder at Dehu Road police station, with the gang linked to eight serious offences.
History-sheeter Vishal Manik Raut and four aides have been booked for four cases, including cheating at Chakan police station. Another gang, led by Javed Sayyad, comprising seven members, has been linked to seven cases, including attempted murder at Sant Tukaram police station.

Additionally, the police invoked MCOCA against Vighnesh Gunshilan Rangam (23) and two gang members involved in 10 offences, including a robbery in the Sangvi police station jurisdiction. Aniruddha alias Vicky alias Bala Jadhav (28) and his associates, including a minor, were booked for 12 serious offences, while Shakeel Kazi (23) and two aides, arrested in a robbery case at MIDC Bhosari, are accused in eight serious offences, police said.