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Mumbai police invoke MCOCA against 11 in Shroff firing
The Indian Express·
Mumbai police crime branch has invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against 11 people arrested in the October 18 firing on actor Tiger Shroff's car in Juhu. Under MCOCA, bail is harder and police get 180 days to file a chargesheet. Two shooters fired five rounds. Shroff was unhurt. His driver and an autorickshaw driver were injured.
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What It Means For You
- Courts can grant MCOCA bail only if they find reasonable grounds the accused is not guilty.
- Police may take 180 days instead of 90 to file a chargesheet.
- Confessions recorded before a DCP-rank officer can be used as evidence under the Act.
What's Happening
- Police link the case to alleged Lawrence Bishnoi gang-directed shootings.
- Of nearly 40 accused in related earlier cases, all but one remain in jail.
- Three of the 11 arrested were held in Kota, with others in Delhi and Haryana.
Earlier Bishnoi-Linked Firings
- Police earlier used MCOCA after the 2024 firing outside Salman Khan's house.
- The same law was used after NCP leader Baba Siddique's 2024 killing.
- It was also used after a firing outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty's home this year.
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