India, May 17 -- A special court constituted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has framed charges against Yusuf Suleman Kadri alias Yusuf Bachkana, once considered the right-hand man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and co-accused Habiba Hussain Khan, the widow of a member of the Chhota Rajan gang, in a 2021 extortion case involving threats to a builder and demands for Rs.50 lakh and two flats.

According to investigators, Bachkana allegedly continued coordinating extortion activities through associates outside prison despite being incarcerated, using threat calls to target businessmen and builders.

Both Bachkana and Khan are facing trial as alleged members of an organised crime syndicate purportedly headed by...