Notorious gangster Vikas Lagarpuria and his associate Dhirpal have been convicted under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) act for running an organised crime syndicate– nearly a decade after they were first booked for the same. The judgment was announced on Wednesday by Additional Sessions Judge Vandana Jain in Dwarka court.

In an order dated December 10, the court said, “..both the accused persons namely Vikas Gulia alias Vikas Lagarpuria and Dhirpal alias Kana are convicted under Section 3 of MCOCA.

However, the court acquitted the duo under Section 4 (punishment for possessing unaccountable wealth on behalf of a member of an organised crime syndicate) of MCOCA.

Lagarpuria, known as the leader of the Vikas Lagarpuria gang, is involved in as many as 18 cri

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