MUMBAI : Eight years after he was shot dead at his place of dwelling in Chembur, a unique MCOCA court docket on Wednesday held all 11 accused guilty in the Farid Tanasha murder case. Tanasha was an alleged aide of gangster Chhota Rajan. Special MCOCA judge S M Bhosale, after convicting all 11, sentenced six to life imprisonment and 5 others to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment.
The particular court docket had framed charges in opposition to the accused in 2016 after accepting draft charges submitted and argued through particular public prosecutor Raja Thakre under more than a few sections of the Indian Penal Code for murder, felony conspiracy and the stringent regulation to curb organised crime, Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Thakre had argued that there was proof to turn that the accused Jafar Khan, Mohammed Khan, Raviprakash Sinh, Pankaj Sinh and Randhir Sinh had finished the conspiracy through killing him. While Jafar and Randhir allegedly shot dead the sufferer on June 3, 2010, the 3 others provided them a canopy. Thakare stated the motive was actual estate business. Shedding mild at the alleged motive, he had stated that accused Dattatrya Bhakare, a builder, was growing a plot at Chembur which the society members had objected to. He further stated that the members had approached the sufferer for assist. Thakre had advised the court docket that since Tanasha supported the society members, Bhakare decided to do away with him and took the help of absconding accused Bharat Nepali and Vijay Shetty. The prosecutor stated that for this the builder spent Rs 90 lakh.
The 11 accused convicted are: 1. Jafar Razialam Khan @ Abbas, 2. Mohd. Sakib Sahanawaz Alam Khan, 3. Raviprakash Ramshiromani Sinh @ Twinkle, four. Pankaj Nanhku Sinh, five. Randhir Ashok Sinh @ Nikhil, 6. Mohd. Rafik Abdul Samad Shaikh @ Shankar, 7. Dattatraya Yashwant Bhakare, 8. Ravindra Sitaram Varerkar, nine. Vishwanath Maranna Shetty, 10.Rajendra Rohidas Chavan and 11. Dinesh Bhawarlal Bhandari @ Lalji.
The court docket convicted six accused, A1-A6, Jafar Khan, Mohammed Sakib, Raviprakash, Pankaj, Randhir and Mohammed Rafik for murder, felony conspiracy and sections 3(1)(1) and three(four) of MCOCA for committing murder thru a syndicate hit. It convicted accused 7 to 11 for handiest on offence, under section 3(2) of MCOCA for abetment and preparatory acts.
Section 3(2) of MCOCA stipulates that “Whoever conspires or attempts to commit or advocates, abets or knowingly facilitates the commission of an organised crime or any act preparatory to organised crime, will probably be punishable with imprisonment for a time period which will probably be not less than 5 years but which might lengthen to imprisonment for life, and shall also be susceptible to a effective, topic to no less than rupees 5 lacs.”
The court docket saying its verdict appears to have authorized the prosecution case and held them guilty of more than a few roles proved thru circumstantial proof. Though defence attorneys, together with Sudeep Pasbola, had argued lack of proof, the court docket found sufficient proof on record in opposition to the entire accused to convict them.
Earlier, while framing charges, the court docket had described the jobs of every of the accused. The accused Vishwanath Shetty had helped the quantity reach the shooters. It way the entire accused had been operating in association with every different as member of an arranged crime syndicate headed through absconding accused. As such I am of the view that at the foundation of to be had prima facie proof on record, charges for an offence punishable under section of the MCOCA may also be framed in opposition to the entire accused," the court docket had stated then.
The particular court docket had framed charges in opposition to the accused in 2016 after accepting draft charges submitted and argued through particular public prosecutor Raja Thakre under more than a few sections of the Indian Penal Code for murder, felony conspiracy and the stringent regulation to curb organised crime, Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Thakre had argued that there was proof to turn that the accused Jafar Khan, Mohammed Khan, Raviprakash Sinh, Pankaj Sinh and Randhir Sinh had finished the conspiracy through killing him. While Jafar and Randhir allegedly shot dead the sufferer on June 3, 2010, the 3 others provided them a canopy. Thakare stated the motive was actual estate business. Shedding mild at the alleged motive, he had stated that accused Dattatrya Bhakare, a builder, was growing a plot at Chembur which the society members had objected to. He further stated that the members had approached the sufferer for assist. Thakre had advised the court docket that since Tanasha supported the society members, Bhakare decided to do away with him and took the help of absconding accused Bharat Nepali and Vijay Shetty. The prosecutor stated that for this the builder spent Rs 90 lakh.
The 11 accused convicted are: 1. Jafar Razialam Khan @ Abbas, 2. Mohd. Sakib Sahanawaz Alam Khan, 3. Raviprakash Ramshiromani Sinh @ Twinkle, four. Pankaj Nanhku Sinh, five. Randhir Ashok Sinh @ Nikhil, 6. Mohd. Rafik Abdul Samad Shaikh @ Shankar, 7. Dattatraya Yashwant Bhakare, 8. Ravindra Sitaram Varerkar, nine. Vishwanath Maranna Shetty, 10.Rajendra Rohidas Chavan and 11. Dinesh Bhawarlal Bhandari @ Lalji.
The court docket convicted six accused, A1-A6, Jafar Khan, Mohammed Sakib, Raviprakash, Pankaj, Randhir and Mohammed Rafik for murder, felony conspiracy and sections 3(1)(1) and three(four) of MCOCA for committing murder thru a syndicate hit. It convicted accused 7 to 11 for handiest on offence, under section 3(2) of MCOCA for abetment and preparatory acts.
Section 3(2) of MCOCA stipulates that “Whoever conspires or attempts to commit or advocates, abets or knowingly facilitates the commission of an organised crime or any act preparatory to organised crime, will probably be punishable with imprisonment for a time period which will probably be not less than 5 years but which might lengthen to imprisonment for life, and shall also be susceptible to a effective, topic to no less than rupees 5 lacs.”
The court docket saying its verdict appears to have authorized the prosecution case and held them guilty of more than a few roles proved thru circumstantial proof. Though defence attorneys, together with Sudeep Pasbola, had argued lack of proof, the court docket found sufficient proof on record in opposition to the entire accused to convict them.
Earlier, while framing charges, the court docket had described the jobs of every of the accused. The accused Vishwanath Shetty had helped the quantity reach the shooters. It way the entire accused had been operating in association with every different as member of an arranged crime syndicate headed through absconding accused. As such I am of the view that at the foundation of to be had prima facie proof on record, charges for an offence punishable under section of the MCOCA may also be framed in opposition to the entire accused," the court docket had stated then.
Farid Tanasha murder: 6 get life, RI for 5
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