New Delhi [India], September 20 : The Delhi Police has imposed the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on jailed notorious gangster Hashim Baba and eight other members of his gang for their continuous involvement in criminal activity, officials confirmed on Friday.
Hashim Baba has multiple cases registered against him, including allegations of involvement in a murder conspiracy, the extortion act, the arms act, and the passport act.
Hashim Baba has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2020.
The other miscreants on whom MCOCA is imposed are Rashid Cablewala, Sachin Golu, Sohail, and Shahrukh, who have allegedly been carrying out multiple criminal activities while being part of the Hashim gang for a long time.
The relevant MCOC Act provisions have been imposed related to certain criminal cases of 2013.
Yesterday, Delhi Delhi Special Police Cell and the Meerut Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation in Uttar Pradesh arrested two sharp henchmen of the Hashim Baba gang in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old gym owner, Nadir Shah, who was shot dead in full public view in South Delhi on September 12.
As per the Delhi Special Police Cell, the suspects, identified as Anas Khan (18) and Asad Ameen (21) were shot in the leg during the encounter with the police.
Three pistols with nine live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of the accused, as per the Delhi Special Police Cell.
Additionally, Anas has been wanted in four criminal cases in Delhi, two of murder and two of attempt to murder.
The MCOC Act is meant to prevent organised and underworld criminal activities.