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1. Five accused persons were charged by the Special Judge,
Nashik in Special (MCOC) Case No.2 of 2013 under Section 3 (1) (i)
of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (for short,
“MCOCA”), as it was alleged that they were the members of
organised crime syndicate under the leadership of accused no.1
Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare, who indulged in organised crime with
an objective of gaining pecuniary benefits using violence, coercion,
threats and intimidation and for committing wrongful confinement of
one Vipin Bafna for more than 3 days and thereby they committed an
offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (ii) of MCOC Act. They also
faced a charge under Section 3 (2) of the MCOC Act, as it was
alleged that being the members of the organized crime syndicate they
conspired to commit kidnapping for ransom and murder of Vipin
Bafna under the gang leadership of accused no.1 and they were also
charged under Section 3 (4) of the MCOCA.
