Fresh trouble for ex-gangster

MUMBAI: The crime branch on Monday re-arrested former gangster Ashwin Naik in a third case of threatening and under the Arms Act. Sources said the crime branch has sought legal opinion on invoking MCOCA.
Adil Shaikh, who runs a fish pedicure outlet at a Goregaon mall, had lodged a criminal complaint against his business partner Hashim Gaya and Naik.The complainant had withdrawn his partnership with Gaya and the two agreed on a settlement of Rs 8.8 lakh. “On December 24, 2011, Gaya called Shaikh to Lower Parel. There, Naik’s aides Dinesh Bhau and Usman Bhai took him to the ex-gangster’s house, where the complainant was threatened and made to settle the deal with Gaya for Rs 3.25 lakh,’’ said an officer.