MCOCA slapped on 10 accused in armed dacoity case

Thursday, 2 July 2020Newsdesk

The police have charged 10 accused in an armed dacoity case under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in Palghar district, an official said on Thursday. The accused had allegedly broken into the office of a gold finance company at Nalla Sopara in September 2019 and decamped with valuables worth over Rs 1.7 crore.

New Delhi, 02 July 2020

As per news report of PTI, following investigation, the police had managed to nab seven out 10 accused, who are all history-sheeters involved in several cases of armed dacoity and robberies, district superintendent of police Dattatraya Shinde said. Since the accused were involved in organised crime, they have now been charged under the MCOCA, he said. The police are also investigating the crimes the accused may have been involved in at Gujarat, Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.

Source - ptinews.com