A special MCOCA court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted six men, who were associated with gangster Ravi Pujari, in a case of organised crime and attempt to murder and extortion after more than 16 years of trial.

In his order of April 1, Additional Special Judge AN Sirsikar of the court dealing with cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) said the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against the accused.