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Family of slain NCP leader begins indefinite hunger strike, cites police inaction
So far, the crime branch has arrested Anand Kale alias Anya, Vijay Kakade alias Papya, Praful Patkar, Govind Yadav, Shekhar Madhokar, and Dilip Wagaskar. A senior officer stated that the charge sheet was filed based on available evidence, and the investigation would continue if new leads emerge

HC disposes petition against case transfer in Girish Mahajan extortion case
The petition, filed by Vijay Bhaskarrao Patil, a director of the Jalgaon Jilka Maratha Vidya Prasarak Sahakari Samaj, an educational society, is related to a 2020 case against Mahajan and 28 others on charges of causing grievous hurt to extract a confession, kidnapping, extortion, theft, criminal trespass, and other offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)

MCOCA court acquits Iqbal Kaskar, three others in ₹90L extortion case
The case was based on a complaint filed with the police by builder Suresh Devichand Jain who, along with his partners, ran Darshan Enterprises and Sai Uma Corporation, a construction and properties business

HC rejects plea challenging accused’s arrest in Sonya Tapkir murder case
Rokade was arrested on July 2, 2023, near the Nepal border by a special police squad that had tracked the IP address of his WhatsApp call. He was brought to Pimpri-Chinchwad and produced before a judicial magistrate. The stringent provisions of MCOCA were applied on July 5, and his arrest was officially recorded on July 7

Court allows Baba Siddique’s wife to intervene in his murder case
Shehzeen had moved the intervention application on March 28, seeking permission to support the prosecution during trial. The Siddique family appointed senior advocate Pradip Gharat, along with advocates Trivankumar Karnani and Hritika Jannawar, to argue the plea
