Obaid Radiowala, the key accused in the 2014 case of firing at producer Karim Morani and a case of conspiracy to kill filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, was deported from the USA on 2nd April. He was handÂed over to the Bombay crime branch on 3rd April. The US immiÂgration and cusÂtoms enforcement arrested him in 2017 for illegal stay. The immiÂgration court in New Jersey ordered his deportation.
The MCOCA was invoked against ObÂaid Radiowala, also known as Obaid MerÂchant, by the Bombay police. The case is pending in the sessions court.