Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) Police on Monday invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a gang of six persons involved in selling country-made weapons in Beed district, an official said.

The official said the gang had 19 cases to its name, including for attempted murder, carrying firearms and counterfeit currency.

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Last month, the accused opened fire in a house in the Prakash Ambedkar Nagar area of Beed over a land dispute and threatened the residents, he said.

The official said special Inspector General of Police of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar range Virendra Mishra ordered that the accused be booked under MCOCA.

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He said four members of the gang have been arrested, and two are at large.

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