Gangster Iqbal Kaskar acquitted by MCOCA court in extortion case

Thu, 13 June 2024

18:00

Gangster Iqbal Kaskar (middle)/File image

A special MCOCA court in Thane acquitted Iqbal Kaskar, brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in an extortion case.

In his order on Wednesday, special MCOCA judge Amit M Shete said Kaskar was given the benefit of doubt and acquitted as the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against him.

Kaskar was tried for offences under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act as well as Indian Penal Code sections 384 (extortion), 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 387 (putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion) as part of a case registered at Thane Nagar police station on October 3, 2017.

The special public prosecutor told court Kaskar and other accused had threatened and extorted Rs 3 crore from a builder over a deal related to a 38-acre land in north Mumbai's Gorai area. -- PTI

TOP STORIES

LIVE! India rejects 'illegal' Indus ruling, keeps pact in abeyance

Search op launched in Poonch after foiled infiltration bid

Security forces have launched a multi-area search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district to track down suspected terrorists, following a foiled infiltration bid.

TCS officer denied bail over inaction on harassment complaint

A Nashik court has denied bail to a TCS site head, Ashwini Chainani, in a sexual harassment and conversion case, citing her failure to act on the victim's complaints. The court also rejected bail for other accused individuals in the case.

Vijay keeps home ministry, Sengottaiyan gets finance

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will handle key portfolios including police, general administration and welfare of women, youth and children. Veteran leader K A Sengottaiyan has been designated as the Finance Minister.

'Don't Know Whether Vijay Understands...'

'...the enormous responsibility and faith the youth has put on his shoulders, that he is going to solve their problems.'