Latur, Oct. 6 -- The Latur Rural Police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MOCCA) against notorious criminal Shakti alias Yogesh Ashok Gurne and his gang, who are accused in multiple serious offences, an official confirmed today.
The group, comprising Shakti Gurne, Ismail Sheikh, Kishore Maske, Akash Sakat, and others, had allegedly assaulted Avinash Boyne with iron rods and chairs at Devgiri Bar on Ausa Road over non-payment of extortion, following which a case was registered at the Latur Rural Police Station.
During the investigation, the police recovered an iron rod used in the assault. The gang already has 11 serious criminal cases registered against it, including charges of robbery, extortion, forcible theft...