MUMBAI: A hawker and his wife who grew rich through extortion have been slapped with the stringent MCOCA. Bablu Thakur, the accused, owns 10 houses, 1.5kg gold, two cars, five acres of agricultural land and cash in multiple bank accounts.
TOI had reported in May about Thakur and his wife, Rita Singh, being arrested by the Dadar Government Railway Police.
Thakur has been involved in crime since 2008 and has been booked in 14 cases. Police said he assembled a gang of history sheeters who would terrorise hawkers into paying up. Cops had been hunting for Thakur for since March 2021. t
