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Arun Gawli Steps Out of Jail After 18 Years as Supreme Court Grants Him Bail in 2007 Murder Case
The Supreme Court granted bail to 76-year-old Arun Gawli after nearly 18 years in prison for a politically linked 2007 murder case, pending his final appeal.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India granted bail to Arun Gawli, allowing his release from Nagpur Central Jail after more than 17 years behind bars.
- The case began with the killing of corporator Kamlakar Bhaskar Jamsandekar, linked to Mumbai's gang and political rivalries, and Mumbai Sessions Court later convicted Arun Gawli under MCOCA.
- The bench noted Gawli's advanced age and long incarceration, officials said he had spent more than 17 years behind bars, and he left jail around 12.30 pm after completing formalities.
- He was escorted to Nagpur airport and flew to Mumbai, reaching Dagdi Chawl around 9 pm, where family, legal team and supporters greeted him, reigniting debate over his political-criminal role.
- Gawli's political role as founder of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena complicates the legal fallout, intertwining his criminal past with influence and the Supreme Court’s conditional bail order lists a final hearing for February next year.
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Don Arun Gawli, who had equal influence in both crime and politics in Mumbai, was serving life sentence. His bail from the Supreme Court after 17 years has once again brought his name in the headlines. After his release, security was increased in both Mumbai and Nagpur.
Gangster Arun Gawli Leaves Nagpur Jail After 17 Years After Bail In Murder Case
After spending more than 17 years behind bars, gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli on Wednesday walked out of the Nagpur Central Jail days with the Supreme Court granting him bail in a 2007 murder case, officials said.
Arun Gawli, underworld don, released on bail after 18 years from Nagpur jail
After nearly 18 years behind bars, notorious underworld don Arun Gawli has been granted bail by the Supreme Court in a murder case dating back to 2007. Gawli was convicted for the killing of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. The Supreme Court took into account Gawli's advanced age, now 76, and the lengthy duration of his incarceration, deciding that continued detention was no longer necessary while his appeal is pending. Release …
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