# Delhi court slams police for ‘eyewash’ MCOCA probe report 2026-10-06T20:17:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A Delhi court has slammed the Delhi police for submitting an 'absolutely perfunctory and mere eyewash' report in an organised-crime case where two accused remained free for nearly six years after the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act was invoked against them. Special Judge Gaurav Rao, in an order dated 5 October, sent a copy to the police commissioner, calling for a detailed inquiry and action against erring officials. The case involves an FIR registered in September 2020 under MCOCA against Mukesh alias Punit and Pardeep alias Guri. The court noted Mukesh was involved in 20 FIRs before MCOCA was invoked and eight more after that, including murder and kidnapping, but was arrested only on 9 February 2026. Pardeep was arrested on 16 April 2026. Three other accused remain unarrested. The court said the additional DCP's claim of 'best efforts' was 'nothing short of mockery'. The next hearing is on 13 October. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Hindustan Times and The Times of India deliver near-identical neutral reporting, quoting the same judicial rebuke, the same timeline, and the same key figures. Both highlight the court's criticism of the DCP's report as 'perfunctory' and 'eyewash', and both note the claim of 'best efforts' was called 'mockery'. The uniform coverage underlines that the court's censure is the entire story, with neither outlet adding independent comment or investigative sourcing. The concrete next step is the 13 October hearing, where the joint commissioner of police must appear in person with a report and comments. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight agency wire copy, no slant - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight news, mirrors court order verbatim This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Delhi, Delhi Police, Gaurav Rao, MCOCA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-court-slams-police-for-eyewash-mcoca-probe-report/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-court-slams-police-for-eyewash-mcoca-probe-report/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/