Police arrest two accused in Lajpat Nagar, MCOCA on two accussed in Lajpat Nagar robbery

The two prime suspect accused  in the Lajpat Nagar robbery have been charged under Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act , police sources said on Wednesday. Pradeep Machhender and Shiv Shakti Naidu, who have many pending cases against them, have been charged under the stringent act and the special cell will file a supplementary chargesheet invoking the MCOCA sections by month- end 

The Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act was formulated in 1999 to combat organized crime and terrorism. Unlike under regular law, confessions made before senior police officers are admissible not just against the person confessing, but also against others involved in the case. Also, there is no provision for granting anticipatory before six months.

Rajesh Kumar Kalra, a Delhi- based businessman whose name was in the chargesheet in the Hansie Cronjie match fixing case, was robbed of ` 7.70 crore. It has been over a month since the incident but the police are yet to find out the source of the huge amount. " We have already intimidated the income tax department in this regard and will also be writing to the Enforcement Directorate to look into the matter," Srivastava said. 

The main accused, Shakti Naidu, was arrested on Friday after he surrendered at Saket court. Pradeep alias Machhender was the key henchmen who had carried out the loot in which a Honda City was hijacked along with ` 7.69 crore from south Delhi's upscale Lajpat Nagar area.