MUMBAI, March 8 -- A special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) refused to discharge one of the accused in the 2020 murder of Juhu-based builder Munaf Shaikh. The court held that the material collected by investigators was sufficient to proceed with the trial. The accused, Khan, is facing trial along with others for several offences under the IPC, as well as provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act and MCOCA. According to the prosecution, Shaikh was stabbed to death in 2020 allegedly due to a rivalry linked to a slum redevelopment project in Juhu and Andheri. The police said that the developer and others, including Khan hired two people to kill Shaikh. Khan argued that there was no prima facie case against him, his name was not mentioned in the FIR, that he was not a member of the alleged gang. However, the court rejected his plea, noting that witness statements linked Khan to the alleged conspiracy and to events immediately after the murder....