The CBI has registered two fresh cases pertaining to the alleged extortion and attempt to murder under the stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against deport
The CBI has registered two fresh cases pertaining to the alleged extortion and attempt to murder under the stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against deported gangster Chhota Rajan.
According to sources, the agency has taken over the investigation in the alleged attempt to murder builders Ajay Gosalia and Arshad Shekh in 2013 by the gang members of 55-year-old Rajan. It is alleged that two shooters had fired at Gosalia outside a mall in Malad in which Gosalia was seriously injured. It was believed to be handiwork of alleged gang members of Rajan with several of them arrested by the Mumbai police.
Sources further said the agency has also initiated its investigations into another case related to the alleged extortion of Rs 20 lakh from one Nilesh by the gang members of Rajan and his henchman Bharat Nepali, now dead. Nilesh had alleged that he was given life threats after which he agreed to shell out Rs 20 lakh, they added.
The agency’s FIR does not name Rajan because according to rules, the CBI takes over the report registered by the local police. After the probe, the agency may add or delete names of suspects in its final report submitted before the court. Both these cases have been registered by the agency under stringent provisions of the MCOCA, besides IPC sections and Arms Act. The agency has so far registered five cases including these two.
Earlier, the CBI had registered the case related to the murder of journalist J. Dey, who was allegedly shot dead on the instructions of Rajan. The state government had referred 71 cases against Rajan to the CBI after the gangster was nabbed in Bali, Indonesia, on October 25, 2015 travelling on a fake passport.
Rajan was detained by the Indonesian police in Bali on October 25, 2015 on his arrival from Australia following a red corner notice by the Interpol. He was later deported to India on November 6, 2015. He was in CBI custody for a fortnight and after that lodged in Tihar jail.
