MUMBAI, July 4 -- A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Friday refused bail to Kuruvilla Omen Cherian, an accused in the alleged Rs.115-crore mephedrone (MD) manufacturing racket busted in Satara last year, holding that that there was sufficient prima facie material linking him to the organised crime syndicate and finding no reason to release him on medical grounds. Special Judge N.R. Pradhan observed that while no drugs were recovered from Cherian, statements of co-accused and other material collected during the probe indicated his alleged role in the manufacture and sale of MD. According to the prosecution, co-accused Rayees Riyaz Shaikh claimed he sourced MD from Cherian, while another accused, Vishal More, allegedly confessed that 2 kg of the drug had been delivered to Cherian at the behest of a wanted accused. It also refused relief on medical grounds, noting that Cherian had been receiving treatment in custody and had not shown that the necessary medical facilities were unavailable at government hospitals. The case stems from a December 2025 Mumbai Crime Branch operation in which two men were arrested with 136 grams of MD. The probe led investigators to an alleged drug manufacturing unit in Savari village of Satara, where police claimed to have seized 7.518 kg of finished MD and 38.82 kg of MD kept for drying....