Born in 1955, Arun Gulab Gawli emerged from modest origins in Maharashtra to develop into a dominant determine in Mumbai’s underworld in the course of the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties. Working out of his stronghold in Dagdi Chawl, he was a key participant in violent gang wars in opposition to rivals, together with Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Firm.
The Supreme Court docket of India on Thursday (August 28) granted bail to Arun Gawli, the notorious underworld don turned politician, who has been serving a life sentence for 18 years in Nagpur Central Jail. Gawli was convicted within the 2007 homicide of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. The court docket cited his age-73 years the period of imprisonment as major causes for granting bail whereas his enchantment is pending.
Particulars of the homicide case and authorized proceedings
Gawli, who was an MLA from Mumbai’s Chinchpokli constituency between 2004 and 2009, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mumbai Classes Court docket in 2012 for his involvement within the politically charged homicide. The assault on Jamsandekar occurred in 2007 amid rivalries in Mumbai’s prison and political panorama. Whereas Gawli and eleven others have been convicted, the Supreme Court docket continued to think about his plea for launch.
Authorized battle and delayed bail
Earlier than the Supreme Court docket’s current order, the Bombay Excessive Court docket had granted untimely launch, which the Supreme Court docket stayed in June 2024. After deliberations on Gawli’s superior age and the size of his incarceration, the apex court docket lastly allowed his bail, with the case scheduled for remaining listening to in February 2026.
Arun Gawli: From underworld don to politician
Born in 1955, Arun Gulab Gawli rose from humble beginnings in Maharashtra to dominate Mumbai’s underworld within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties. Working from his stronghold in Dagdi Chawl, he was concerned in fierce gang wars with rivals like Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Firm. Gawli additionally based the political celebration Akhil Bharatiya Sena and served as a legislator, embedding himself in Mumbai’s advanced nexus of crime and politics.
Legacy and affect on Mumbai’s political theatre
Gawli’s launch comes amid a charged political ambiance in Mumbai as municipal elections strategy. His twin identification as each a feared gangster and elected consultant continues to fascinate and alarm observers of Maharashtra’s energy dynamics.