{
  "id": 5147631,
  "title": "Mumbai Z Gang Extortion Case: 2 More Arrested, MCOCA Invoked; Total Arrests Reach 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/mumbai-z-gang-extortion-case-2-more-arrested-mcoca-invoked-total",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:08:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-z-gang-extortion-case-2-more-arrested-mcoca-invoked-total-arrests-reach-17"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, September 2, 2026: The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two more individuals in connection with the Z Gang extortion case, bringing the total number of arrests to 17. Sikandar Chimu and Firoz Khan are among those taken into custody. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has been invoked against both accused. Earlier, 14 other accused, including alleged gang leader Zulfikar Behlim, were arrested under MCOCA. The gang is alleged to have carried out serious offences such as extortion, intimidation with weapons, assault, and threats to kill. The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating their roles and links within the criminal network.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 2, 2026: The Mumbai Crime Branch has intensified its crackdown on the notorious Z Gang, allegedly active in the western suburbs, with Unit 9 arresting two more persons in connection with an extortion case. The arrested accused have been identified as Sikandar Chimu and Firoz Khan. Police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against both accused.…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}