India, Feb. 26 -- The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Tuesday remanded notorious gangster Gaja Marne to police custody till March 3 following his arrest, along with five associates, for assaulting Devendra Jog, a supporter of union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol. Following the assault, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar had ordered that the accused be booked under the stringent provisions of MCOCA.

Meanwhile, the defence counsel argued that his client (Gaja Marne) was unfairly treated wherein he was ordered to sit cross-legged on the floor during police custody and a photograph of him in that position was clicked and leaked on social media. The lawyer further questioned the ap...