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This case involves the investigation into the alleged murder of Sheena Bora, with Indrani Mukerjea and others facing charges. As reported on 2 July 2026, the Central Bureau of Investigation is considering an appeal against a court order regarding call data records in the ongoing trial.
On 29 June 2026, a Pune POCSO court sentenced 65-year-old Bhimrao Kamble to death for the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Nasrapur. Characterizing the crime as rarest of the rare, the court noted that even the death penalty was inadequate following a trial based on a 1,100-page chargesheet filed on 16 May 2026.
The Pune Sessions Court sentenced a 24-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Maval Taluka as reported on 23 March 2024. The Bombay High Court set aside the death sentence and ordered a fresh trial on 16 March 2026.
The Supreme Court granted bail to alleged gangster Gaurav Lakade in connection with a 2021 murder and organized crime case. The court cited prolonged incarceration as the primary reason for the relief.
Gangster Subhash Singh Thakur, already serving a life term for the 1993 JJ Hospital killings, is accused of coordinating a 2022 contract killing of a Virar builder. Police allege he accepted a 50-lakh rupee contract and used encrypted applications to manage the crime from Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh Central Jail. As of 16 December 2025, he was remanded to seven days of police custody in connection with the murder case.
The CBI's prosecution of gangster Chhota Rajan for the 2001 murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty. A special court in Mumbai sentenced him to life imprisonment on 30 May 2024; in September 2025 the Supreme Court cancelled the bail the Bombay High Court had granted him while his appeal is pending.
Arun Gawli was convicted by a special MCOCA court on 24 August 2012 for the 2007 murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, and the Bombay High Court upheld this conviction on 10 December 2019. The Supreme Court of India granted bail to Arun Gawli on 28 August 2025, overturning a previous denial of his plea as reported on 20 February 2025.
Gangster Ejaz Lakdawala faced various extortion and attempted murder allegations. The Thane Sessions Court acquitted him in a 2011 extortion and attempted murder case on 4 August 2025 due to insufficient evidence and unreliable witness testimonies. His daughter, Shifa Lakdawala Sheikh, was cleared of involvement in related proceedings as reported on 19 February 2020.
In the 2013 Sonai triple murder case, a Nashik sessions court sentenced six men to death in January 2018 for the murder of three Dalit men in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Following a 2021 Supreme Court stay on the execution of the death penalty, the Supreme Court delivered its final judgment regarding the convicts' appeals on 10 February 2025.
Chandrabhan Sanap was originally convicted and sentenced to death by a trial court for the 2014 rape and murder of a woman in Mumbai, a decision upheld by the Bombay High Court in 2018. On 28 January 2025, the Supreme Court of India set aside this conviction and acquitted him, citing significant gaps in the prosecution's evidence.
Parvez Iqbal Tak was sentenced to death for the 2011 murder of actor Laila Khan, her mother, and four siblings. The court classified the case as 'rarest of rare'.
The CBI is investigating the murder of RTI activist Satish Shetty, following the submission of a closure report in the special court on 18 April 2018. The victim's family has formally opposed the move to close the investigation against several individuals. As reported on 31 August 2023, a Supreme Court bench led by Justice Abhay S. Oka directed that notices be issued regarding the CBI's closure report.
A special court in Pune acquitted gangster Gajanan Marne and 21 others in connection with the 2014 murder of Amol Hari Badhe.
In a 2012 attempt-to-murder and extortion case, gangster Chhota Rajan and five others were accused of firing at Mumbai hotelier B R Shetty. On 20 August 2019, a special MCOCA court in Mumbai convicted all six individuals and sentenced them to eight years of imprisonment.
The case involves the conviction of two men for the 2007 rape and murder of a BPO employee in Pune. The state government and Union of India contested claims of inordinate delay in the execution of the death penalty before the Bombay High Court.
The CBI prosecuted gangster Chhota Rajan and others for the June 2011 murder of Mumbai journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. On 2 May 2018, a special MCOCA court in Mumbai convicted Rajan and eight others for the crime, while former journalist Jigna Vora was acquitted.
A man was sentenced to double death and double life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl. This was reported as the first sentencing under the amended Section 376A of the IPC.
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