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Everyday 25 to 30 incidents of snatching and crimes against women have increased by 40 percent in the capital. According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s data for the year 2021, Delhi ranks first in the country in crime against women. The miscreants are doing criminal incidents in an organized manner. In such a situation, the Delhi Police Commissioner has taken a big step to control crime. Under this, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) will be imposed on miscreants who commit organized crime in Delhi. Apart from this, Delhi Police will now confiscate the property of miscreants like UP Police. For this, the Delhi Police has started formulating a strategy.
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora recently called a meeting of senior police officers at the headquarters. In this, all the Joint Commissioners of Police of the range were called. In the meeting, the Commissioner of Police unitedly ordered the imposition of MCOCA against the miscreants who were committing crimes in Delhi. Also, asked the Joint Commissioners of Police of the range to prepare a proposal to impose MCOCA. The District Police Commissioner will prepare the proposal in coordination with the police officers of the crime branch.
After that it will be considered final. The permission of the crime branch officer is necessary on the proposal. However, MCOCA is invoked against miscreants in Delhi earlier as well. Officials say that till now MCOCA was imposed only against the gangster and his gang members. Now MCOCA will be imposed against all miscreants who commit organized crime.
Strict orders have been given to all the 15 District Deputy Commissioners of Police to collect information about miscreants for imposing MCOCA. A senior police officer involved in the police commissioner’s meeting said that in order to curb crime in Delhi, it has been agreed to confiscate the property of miscreants like the UP police. Delhi Police is making a strategy that how to trace the property of the miscreants, so that it can be confiscated.
Police will take the help of RWAs and local people to collect details of the property of the miscreants. The Commissioner of Police thus constituted a team of senior officers to chalk out a strategy. The maximum punishment under MCOCA is death sentence, while the minimum punishment is five years imprisonment.
Maharashtra government made law in 1999
MCOCA was created by Maharashtra government in 1999. Its main objective was to eliminate organized and underworld crime. In 2002, the Delhi government also implemented it. At present, this law is applicable in Maharashtra and Delhi.
Bail not easily available: Organized crimes under MCOCA such as crimes involving the underworld, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, murder or attempt to murder, intimidation, extortion, any illegal activity involving large sums of money, etc. Are. Legal analysts say that after the imposition of MCOCA, the accused do not get bail easily.
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- A case will be registered under MCOCA only if he has been involved in at least two organized crimes during 10 years.
- At least two people must be involved in the concerned organized crime.
- The court has taken cognizance in three cases against the miscreant.
- To impose MCOCA, the help of senior police officers has to be taken.