India, Oct. 31 -- Tushar Namdev Hambir, 40, a Shiv Sena leader, was arrested by the Pune Rural Police in connection with an organised crime case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Hambir, a Hadapsar resident, had been absconding for nearly six months after the stringent MCOCA provisions were invoked against him.

According to the police, Hambir was wanted in a case registered at Rajgad police station in March, involving the kidnapping of a businessman's son and an attempt to murder him. The case was registered under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Arms Act, and the MCOCA.

Police said the complainant's son was th...