Mumbai: In the latest development in NCP leader Baba Siddique’s murder case, the Mumbai Police on Saturday invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused persons.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the murder. Police have so far arrested 26 persons in this case, while three more are yet to be nabbed.
What is MCOCA?
The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, is an act “to make special provisions for prevention and control of, and for coping with, criminal activity by organized crime syndicate or gang, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto”.
The act, which applied to the entire state of Maharashtra, came into force on February 24, 2024.
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