Updated On: 04 August, 2024 02:27 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
During interrogation, it came to light that 38 cases on charges like attempt to murder, rape, theft, serious assault, preparation for dacoity and possession of hazardous weapons had been registered against the interstate gangsters

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Police have booked two interstate gangsters, accused of attempt to murder and other charges, under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) after their arrest in a chain-snatching case, officials said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI.
On June 3, a 42-year-old woman from Tembhipada in Bhandup area of neighbouring Mumbai was returning after visiting a patient at a hospital in Nallasopara area of Maharashtra`s Palghar district when some motorcycle-borne unidentified persons snatched her `mangalsutra` (sacred necklace worn by married women) and fled from the spot, reported PTI.