India, April 3 -- A special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on Thursday rejected the bail plea of a Solapur jail constable accused of helping an alleged drug syndicate linked to kingpin Salim Dola operate from inside prison in a Rs.115-crore mephedrone (MD) case.

Special judge N.R. Pradhan held that the allegations against the accused, Balu Anna Chavan, were serious in nature and that the material on record prima facie indicated his role in facilitating the activities of an organised crime syndicate while posted at Solapur Central Jail. The court said he was not entitled to bail while the investigation was still underway.

The case stems from a December 2025 operation by the Mumbai Crime Branch, which u...