Archive · 6 Aug 2026
MCOCA Invoked Against Z Gang Chief Zulfikar Behlim, 11 Associates
The police in Mumbai are cracking down on a group of bad people called the 'Z Gang.'
They believe the leader is a man named Zulfikar Behlim.
The police say he, his brother Mohsin Behlim, and 10 other friends scared a businessman and took a lot of money from him.
The businessman was threatened while a gun was pointed at him, and they took 25 lakh rupees.
Lakh is a word used in India for 100,000, so that is a very large amount of money.
The gang is accused of scaring many business people, contractors and residents so they could get money.
The police used a special strong law called MCOCA to deal with them.
This law is used for big, organized criminal groups.
A senior police officer named Anil Kumbhare gave permission for this action on August 4, 2026.
The police are still looking into the gang's money and its other members.
Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit 9 invoked MCOCA against 12 members of the 'Z Gang' on August 4, 2026.
The accused include alleged kingpin Zulfikar Behlim (Zulfiqar Yasin Behlim), his brother Mohsin Behlim, and 10 other associates.
The gang is accused of extorting ₹25 lakh from a businessman by threatening him at gunpoint.
Police claim the gang operated on the lines of the infamous D-Gang, creating an atmosphere of fear among businessmen, contractors and local residents.
The MCOCA action was taken after prior approval from Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anil Kumbhare.
- Who
- Zulfikar Behlim, his brother Mohsin Behlim, and 10 other associates of the 'Z Gang', along with the Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit 9.
- What
- MCOCA was invoked against the 12 gang members for allegedly running an organized extortion racket, including extorting ₹25 lakh from a businessman at gunpoint.
- When
- August 4, 2026.
- Where
- Mumbai, specifically the city's western suburbs.
- Why
- The gang allegedly created an atmosphere of fear to extort money from businessmen, contractors and local residents.
- Law invoked
- Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)
- Number of accused
- 12
- Alleged kingpin
- Zulfikar Behlim (Zulfiqar Yasin Behlim)
- Extortion amount
- ₹25 lakh
- Investigating unit
- Mumbai Crime Branch, Unit 9
- Approval authority
- Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anil Kumbhare
- Other alleged offences
- Extortion, assault, criminal intimidation, threatening with deadly weapons