Don Arun Gawli has grown old in jail, will be released soon after mercy petition, Mumbai used to tremble – bombay high court direct early release of underworld don arun gawli – 2024-04-08 20:24:26

2024-04-08 20:24:26
Nagpur: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has directed for the release of underworld don Arun Gawli. Ordering the release on the basis of the 2006 government policy, the court has sought answers from the Nagpur Central Jail administration and the government in this regard. The court has directed all the parties to file their replies within four weeks. Mafia don Arun Gawli was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of former Shiv Sena MLA Kamlakar Jamsandekar in 2012. A fine of Rs 17 lakh was also imposed on him. Then the Control of Crime Act (MCOCA) was imposed against Gawli. The High Court had also approved the decision of the District and Sessions Court. He is lodged in Nagpur Central Jail for the last 16 years. Along with Gawli, 11 other people were also sentenced in this case. Gawli had given contract for the murder of former Shiv Sena MLA Kamlakar Jamsandekar.Mafia don is suffering from lung and stomach disease
Mafia-turned-politician Arun Gawli had filed a petition in the court for release under the 2006 rule of the Maharashtra government. Under this rule, a provision was made for the release of such prisoners who are 65 years of age or older and have served 14 years of imprisonment. He had also cited lung and stomach related diseases in his petition. Nagpur Central Jail authorities had rejected his application. The jail administration had argued that under a new notification issued on December 1, 2015, prisoners serving sentences under MCOCA cannot be given the benefits of the old rule. While hearing the case, the court has sought answers from the jail administration and Maharashtra government. Arun Gawli is now 70 years old and has served 16 years more than the 14 years as per the rules.

Gawli, a mafia living in deceit, was also elected as MLA.
This was the story of Arun Gawli, who lives in Dagli Chaal, Mumbai. More than a thousand miscreants joined his gang, who used to call him Daddy. Gawli, who wore a Marathi cap, used to openly challenge mafia don Dawood Ibrahim. He was also accused of murdering Dawood’s sister’s husband. There were often reports of clashes between the two gangs in the streets of Mumbai. After Dawood fled to Pakistan, Gawli’s threat increased in Mumbai. Arun Gawli’s family was originally from Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. His father Gulabrao had reached Mumbai in search of employment. Gawli, who studied till class five, used to sell milk with his father. In 1980, he became a member of Ram Naik gang and started on the path of crime. He formed his own gang after the death of his brother in a gang war. He made friends with Dawood and Chhota Rajan. In 1990, the TADA court sentenced Gawli. After this he started running extortion and ransom business from Yerwada jail of Pune. He formed his own party ‘All India Army’ and became MLA from Chinchpokli assembly seat.