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 handed over to the Bombay crime branch on 3rd April. The US immigration and customs enforcement arrested him in 2017 for illegal stay. The immigration court in New Jersey ordered his deportation.
The MCOCA was invoked against Obaid Radiowala, also known as Obaid Merchant, by the Bombay police. The case is pending in the sessions court.