Maharashtra CM Fadnavis travels to Shirdi via Vande Bharat train after PM Modi's appeal on fuel conservationMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis traveled to Shirdi via Vande Bharat Express, aligning with PM Modi's call for reduced fuel consumption and...
23 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Maharashtra invokes MCOCA against cow smuggling, illegal cattle trade for first time; CM Fadnavis warns of strict actionMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the state government is using MCOCA for the first time against cow smuggling and ill...
23 May, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
'Knelt before America, surrendered India': Nishikant Dubey alleges Congress 'handed over' Sir Creek, Siachen to Pakistan on US ordersBJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused the previous Congress government of compromising India's sovereignty. He alleges that under the guise of...
17 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Excise policy: Delhi HC judge Swarana K Sharma refuses to recuse, rejects Kejriwal's pleaJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected pleas for her recusal from the Delhi liquor-policy case. She stated litigants cannot judge judges wit...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Drug crimes under MCOCA, couriers as co-accused: Maharashtra CM FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a strict crackdown on narcotics, adopting a zero-tolerance stance toward drug-re...
24 Feb, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Baba Siddique murder: MCOCA court remands eight accused in judicial custodyA Mumbai court sent eight accused in the Baba Siddique murder case to judicial custody. Siddique, an NCP leader, was killed on October 12. ...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.05 PM IST
2008 Malegaon blast: Mcoca applicable on SP Purohit and Sadhvi Pragya, says NIA's special prosecutorAvinash Rasal, special public prosecutor of the NIA in the 2008 Malegaon blast, said the provisions of the Mcoca are 'applicable' on the 10...
15 Feb, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
MCOCA can't be invoked without proof of crime syndicate: CourtPolice cannot invoke stringent provisions of the MCOCA without proof of the accused working as members of an organised crime syndicate, a D...
16 Sep, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
Maharashtra told to notify NIA judge in Malegaon blast caseSadhvi Pragya Thakur and Lt. Col. Srikant Prasad Purohit were booked under sections of MCOCA by the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad in 200...
17 Aug, 2015, 05.53 AM IST
Terror accused can be booked under both MCOCA and UAPA: Bombay High CourtThe Bombay HC held that an accused can be booked under the stringent MCOCA as well as the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in a terrorism...
28 Apr, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
- Mumbai police resorts to MCOCA to curb chain-snatching
According to police, MCOCA can be applied if at least one member of the organised crime gang has two charge sheets registered against him.
10 Feb, 2013, 02.35 PM IST
- Abu Salem may escape MCOCA net
The order on whether MCOCA charges would be dropped against underworld don Abu Salem is expected soon as the Delhi Police agreed to withdra...
16 Feb, 2012, 04.48 AM IST
- MCOCA not applicable against Hasan Ali: Police tell court
The stringent MCOCA is not applicable against Pune-based businessman Hasan Ali Khan, facing charges of money laundering and tax evasion, po...
30 Nov, 2011, 07.45 PM IST
- MCOCA to be invoked against Dey murder accused: Police
A day after arresting the seven accused for allegedly murdering journalist Jyotirmoy Dey , city police have decided to book them under MCOC...
28 Jun, 2011, 08.29 PM IST
- Court upholds Mcoca charges on Malegaon accused
A special Mcoca court upheld invoking Mcoca against the 11 Malegaon blast accused, including Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sadhvi Pragya Singh ...
23 Jan, 2009, 03.36 AM IST
- Court accepts application of MCOCA in Malegaon blast case
A special court today said the application of provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the Malegao...
22 Jan, 2009, 03.12 PM IST
- BJP flays Centre for ‘selective’ use of MCOCA
The BJP on Sunday sought to push the Congress into a corner for employing double standards in treating people accused of carrying out terro...
24 Nov, 2008, 01.39 AM IST