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Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Catch MCOCA Accused in Karnataka After 6 Months
A 22-year-old man named Ambadas Raju Rathod was hiding from the police for almost six months.
He lives in Chikhali, which is near the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad in India.
The police wanted to catch him because he is accused of being part of a serious organized crime case.
He was charged under a special law called MCOCA and another law about hurting people with dangerous weapons.
During all those months, he kept moving to different places so the police could not find him.
The police used their special network of informers, people who secretly share information, to learn where he was.
They found out he was in Gulbarga district, which is in the state of Karnataka, about 400 kilometers away.
A police team traveled all the way there and set up a trap to catch him.
The police did not use any fancy technical tools for this operation.
Rathod is now in police custody, and the investigation is still going on.
Chikhali police arrested 22-year-old Ambadas Raju Rathod, who had been absconding for nearly six months.
Rathod is the main accused in a case registered at Chikhali Police Station under Crime Register No. 131/2026.
The case was filed under Section 118 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) 1999.
He was tracked down and arrested in Gulbarga district, Karnataka, about 400 km from Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Police said they relied on their traditional informer network and did not use technical surveillance during the operation.
- Who
- 22-year-old Ambadas Raju Rathod, the main accused, and the Chikhali police team that arrested him.
- What
- Rathod was arrested after evading police for nearly six months in a case under MCOCA 1999 and Section 118 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Where
- Kalgi Police Station jurisdiction in Gulbarga district, Karnataka, about 400 km from Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- When
- The arrest was announced on Sunday, following a search that lasted nearly six months.
- Why
- Rathod allegedly committed voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons and was booked under organized crime provisions; police tracked him via their informer network.
Key facts
- Accused
- Ambadas Raju Rathod
- Age
- 22 years
- Case Number
- Crime Register No. 131/2026, Chikhali Police Station
- Charges
- Section 118 of BNS and provisions of MCOCA 1999
- Evasion Period
- Nearly 6 months
- Arrest Location
- Gulbarga district, Karnataka (about 400 km away)
- Investigative Method
- Traditional informer network; no technical surveillance
- Current Status
- In police custody; investigation underway
Quotes
Senior Police Inspector Ranjeet Jadhav
In-charge of Chikhali police station, responsible for arrest operation
“We had been searching for Rathod for the past six months. The investigation team relied on its traditional informer network to track him down. Police said they did not use technical surveillance during the operation.”
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