Mumbai: Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli was today booked on extortion charges by the Mumbai police which alleges he forced a businessman to pay a huge amount to settle a business dispute. A non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued against him.
A senior Mumbai crime branch official said Gawli could be arrested any time now, along with his lieutenant and
corporator Sunil Ghate who has also been booked as co-accused in the case.
Mumbai Police reached Gawli's residence in Dagdi Chawl around 7:30 on Tuesday evening and began searching for him in the entire locality. The police even broke into his house and looked everywhere but gawli had by then escaped. Defeated, the police officials left Dagdi chawl at 11:30 in the night.
Gawli and Ghate are charged with having forced a businessman from a central Mumbai suburb to settle a business dispute with his brother a month ago. In return, the Chinchpokli MLA allegedly extorted Rs 60 lakh from the businessman, police sources said.
Ghate was questioned some time back in connection with the case but Gawli is yet to be questioned, said a crime
branch official adding at least half a dozen Gawli men have also been booked as co-accused in the case.
(with inputs from PTI)
Comments
0 comment