Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act

Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act
Karnataka Legislative Assembly[1]
Enacted byKarnataka Legislative Assembly[1]
Status: In force

Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000 (KCOCA)[2] is a law enacted by Karnataka state in India in 2000 to combat organised crime and terrorism.[3][4][5][6] The Act was modeled on the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA).[1]

The Act's stated purpose was to fight underworld and organized crime. An amendment bill was passed on 29 July 2009, making four main changes to the Act, adding ′terrorist act′ to purview of ‘organized crime′.[1]

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  2. ^ "GOK: Acts". home.karnataka.gov.in. Karnataka, India: Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "THE KARNATAKA CONTROL OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT ,2000 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS" (PDF). Karnataka, India: Department of Parliamentary Affairs, National Informatics Centre.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru cops to invoke Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act against land grabbers". The New Indian Express. India: The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Karnataka cops will invoke KCOCA to deal with heinous crimes". The New Indian Express. India: The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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