India, June 6 -- The city police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the notorious Akash Thorat gang, which had been spreading terror in Ambegaon and was recently involved in the murder of youth due to previous enmity. The action was taken under the direction of additional commissioner of police (Addl CP) Rajesh Bansode.

The accused booked under MCOCA include gang leader Akash Bharat Thorat, 32, of Atal Chawl, Ambegaon Khurd; Ajit Ankush Dhanawade, 24; Aditya Jalindar Shinde, 18; Rohit Balasaheb Kachare, 21; and Vishal alias Godya Deepak Ganechari, 21.

Yash Khandu Kamble, 23, of Katraj had lodged a complaint at the Ambegaon Police Station regarding a fatal gang attack.

According to the police, br...