Seven arrested in Thane double murder case booked under MCOCA

Police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of two cousins in Thane district last month officials said on Tuesday reported news agency PTIThe seven accused including the main perpetrator Vicky Mhatre were part of an organised criminal gang involved in a series of violent crimes over the past decade district Superintendent of Police SP Dr D S Swami said while sharing an update on the Thane double murder case reported PTIThe gang allegedly targeted 42yearold Praful Tangdi due to previous enmity and monitored his movements before fatally attacking him on August 11 he saidTangdi was attacked inside his office at Khardi village in Bhiwandi with swords and other weapons When his cousin and office staff member Chetan Tangdi 22 tried to intervene and save him he too was assaulted and killed by the accused the police said in a release reported PTIThe Bhiwandi Taluka police initially registered an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and the Arms ActFollowing the registration of the case the police launched a massive manhunt deploying multiple teams and leveraging both intelligence and technical surveillance to track down the suspects All seven accused were subsequently arrested in the Thane double murder case reported PTIUpon investigating their criminal backgrounds we found these individuals had been involved in serious and heinous crimes since 2013 Their offences include unlawful assembly assault attempt to murder and illegal possession of weapons The consistent pattern of criminal behavior indicated that they operated as a structured gang which warranted the application of MCOCA the SP stated while sharing update on the Thane double murder case reported PTIThe police were probing the extent of the gangs criminal network and its possible links to other casesThane MACT awards Rs 6219 lakh compensation to kin of man killed in tanker collisionIn another case the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded Rs 6219 lakh to the family of a 39yearold man killed in a tanker accident in 2019 reported PTIMACT member R V Mohite directed the tanker owner and the insurer The New India Assurance Co to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent interest from the date of the petition reported PTIA copy of the order passed on September 11 was made available on SundayThe deceased mans family had initially sought compensation of Rs 1 croreWith inputs from PTI