Times of India: Pune: Tuesday, 13 October 2020.
The city police on Monday invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against 13 people, including an RTI activists, two dismissed constables and a reporter, reporter, for their involvement in extortion, fraud and blackmailing cases.
The police said nine cases had been filed against the activist, who was accused of misusing provisions of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, and others so far. The MCOCA charges were invoked in connection with a cheating and extortion case registered with the Hadapsar police station.
Besides, cases of cheating, extortion and threats against the RTI activist and the others were registered with the Wanowrie, Kothrud, Samarth, Deccan and Bund Garden police stations.
A crime branch team headed by assistant commissioner of police Shivaji Pawar prepared the MCOCA proposal against the 13 people. The proposal was signed by the authorities on Monday.
The police said the RTI activist, a resident of Bibvewadi, was heading an organized crime syndicate and it was \supported by the two dismissed police constables and the reporter.
All the cases filed against the crime syndicate would be investigated under the MCOCA provisions. The activist has so far evaded arrest and his bail application has been rejected by the Supreme Court. The others in the cases were arrested in the past few months and some of them are out on bail.
The city police on Monday invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against 13 people, including an RTI activists, two dismissed constables and a reporter, reporter, for their involvement in extortion, fraud and blackmailing cases.
The police said nine cases had been filed against the activist, who was accused of misusing provisions of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, and others so far. The MCOCA charges were invoked in connection with a cheating and extortion case registered with the Hadapsar police station.
Besides, cases of cheating, extortion and threats against the RTI activist and the others were registered with the Wanowrie, Kothrud, Samarth, Deccan and Bund Garden police stations.
A crime branch team headed by assistant commissioner of police Shivaji Pawar prepared the MCOCA proposal against the 13 people. The proposal was signed by the authorities on Monday.
The police said the RTI activist, a resident of Bibvewadi, was heading an organized crime syndicate and it was \supported by the two dismissed police constables and the reporter.
All the cases filed against the crime syndicate would be investigated under the MCOCA provisions. The activist has so far evaded arrest and his bail application has been rejected by the Supreme Court. The others in the cases were arrested in the past few months and some of them are out on bail.
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