Archive · 18 Jul 2025
UP Police Busts MCOCA Gang, Two Arrested in Shahjahanpur
A group of young people in Uttar Pradesh formed a gang and called it the MCOCA gang, taking the name from a law.
They caused trouble, like beating up a man and posting a video with a gun online.
After the police saw the video, the gang members ran away, but the police caught two of them.
They have been arrested and will be punished under the law.
The police are now watching social media to stop more crimes from happening.
UP Police arrested two members of the MCOCA gang.
The gang, named after the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, was formed by Sameer Sheikh.
The gang thrashed a man and recorded a video brandishing a pistol on social media.
The accused fled to Jaipur after police took notice of the video.
The accused were booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sent to jail.
- Who
- Sameer Sheikh, Aatish alias Munna, and two minors were involved.
- What
- Police arrested members of a gang named after the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.
- When
- Arrests were made on Thursday, July 18.
- Where
- Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The gang engaged in criminal activities, including violence and displaying weapons.
Police Actions
Gang's Actions
Police Intervention
Police Actions
Police actions were prompted by the gang's criminal activities, including the assault of a man and the display of a weapon in a social media video.
Gang's Actions
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- Gang Name
- MCOCA gang
- Leader
- Sameer Sheikh
- Location of Arrest
- Shahjahanpur
- Total Arrested
- 2
- Charges
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Incident
- Thrashing a man, displaying a weapon in a video