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MCOCA sections have been imposed against the accused in the firing case at Salman Khan's house. Apart from this, MCOCA has also been imposed on the main conspirators Anmol Bishwoi and Lawrence Bishnoi. MCOCA has been imposed on a total of 6 accused. With the imposition of MCOCA, the accused will no longer be able to get bail quickly. The minimum punishment under MCOCA is 5 years in jail.
Earlier last Thursday, Mumbai Crime Branch had arrested two accused related to this case from Jalandhar, Punjab. So far 4 people have been arrested in this case. Let us tell you, on April 14, two people opened fire at Salman Khan's Mumbai home, Galaxy Apartment. Salman was in his house when the firing took place. The police started searching for him after the incident.
There was firing at Salman Khan's house on April 14.
Two more accused were arrested from Jalandhar on Thursday
The accused arrested from Jalandhar have been identified as Sonu Subhash Chander (37) and Anuj Thapan (32). Both the accused are residents of Abohar, Punjab. Accused Anuj used to work as a helper on the truck. At the same time, Subhash is a farmer and also runs a grocery shop.
Many cases are already registered against Anuj in Punjab and Haryana and he has been associated with Lawrence Gang since the beginning. Both of them had delivered two pistols in Panvel on March 15. Both of them had provided two pistols and 38 live cartridges to Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta. Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, both of them had fired at Salman's house. The next day of the incident, i.e. on the night of 15th April, both of them were arrested from Bhuj in Gujarat.
Police carrying the accused Subhash Chander (37) and Anuj Thapan (32) arrested by Mumbai Crime Branch.
What is MCOCA?
The Maharashtra government enacted MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act) in 1999. Its objective was to eliminate organized and underworld crime. This law is applicable in Maharashtra and Delhi. Under this, cases like criminals related to the underworld, illegal activities including extortion through which money is made on a large scale, etc. are included.
After the imposition of MCOCA, the accused do not get bail easily. Under MCOCA, the police gets 180 days to file a charge sheet, whereas under the provisions of IPC, this time limit is only 60 to 90 days. Under MCOCA, police remand of the accused can be up to 30 days, whereas under IPC it is a maximum of 15 days.
This is how MCOCA looks on someone
Before imposing MCOCA against anyone, the police has to take approval from the Additional Commissioner of Police. In this, a case will be registered against an accused only if he has been involved in at least two organized crimes during the last 10 years.
Organized crime must involve at least two people. Apart from this, charge sheet should have been filed against the accused after the FIR. If the police does not file the charge sheet within 180 days, the accused can get bail. The maximum punishment under the MCOCA law is death. There is a provision for a minimum jail sentence of five years.
Lawrence had threatened Salman in March 2023
Salman Khan has always been the target of Lawrence Bishwoi gang. In March 2023, Salman's security was increased after receiving a threat from Lawrence. Since then, he was given Y+ category security by the Maharashtra government.
NIA had said that Khan was on top of the list of 10 people whom jailed gangster Lawrence had threatened to kill. The community is angry over the blackbuck hunting incident that took place in 1998, citing which Lawrence had threatened to kill Salman in a TV interview.
Keeping in view the security of Salman, 11 soldiers stay with him all the time, this also includes one or two commandos and 2 PSOs. There are always two vehicles to escort Salman's vehicle in front and behind. Along with this, Salman's car is also completely bullet proof.
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