MUMBAI, Sept. 26 -- A special court has refused bail to a 28-year-old accused in the 2020 Ghatkopar chain-snatching incident that claimed the life of a woman. Rejecting his bail plea, a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court held that there was sufficient evidence of his role in an organised syndicate. The prosecution said the accused, Waris Mohammad Ibrahim Sheikh, and a co-accused had allegedly snatched a mangalsutra from a woman at Kamraj Nagar in September 2020. During the theft, the victim was dragged along the road, and a week later she succumbed to a fatal head injury. Sheikh's lawyer argued that he had been falsely implicated and pointed out that CCTV footage implicating him, and the Test Identification Parade, a procedure where witnesses identify the offender from a line up, had been delayed. The defence added that he had been in custody for over five years, citing the prolonged incarceration as grounds for bail. Rejecting these claims, the court observed, "Long incarceration is not grounds to release this member of the crime syndicate from the case where an innocent lady lost her life." The court said, "CCTV footage along with statements of eye witnesses reflect the involvement of the applicant. The court noted Sheikh's criminal record and said that at least seven cases were registered against him and a co-accused. "If he is released on bail, there are chances of tampering with the case of prosecution," the court said, directing the ongoing trial to continue without delay....