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Maha to invoke MCOCA against gutkha network
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|December 11, 2025
The Maharashtra government is preparing to invoke the stringent MCOCA law against gutkha manufacturers and sellers.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that stronger legal action is already in progress, as gutkha and flavoured betel nut continue to enter the state illegally and are openly sold despite repeated seizures.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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