India, Nov. 22 -- A special court constituted under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has discharged two more men- Firoz Hussain Shaikh alias Firoz Chamda and Sameer Taj Khan- in the 2022 extortion and organised crime case linked to the alleged syndicate of fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel. The court held there was "no sufficient ground for proceeding" against either accused.

With Wednesday's orders, five of the seven men named in the case have now been discharged. Those already out of the case include Riyaz Ahmed Bhati, Ajay Himmatlal Gosalia alias Ajay Ganda, and Javed Shahabuddin Khan. Only Mohammed Salim Iqbal Qureshi alias Salim Fruit and Amjad Rais Redkar remain to face trial.

Special Judge NR Pradhan said the pro...