IN PHOTOS: Arun Gawli walks back into Dagdi Chawl after release from jail

Updated On: 04 September, 2025 02:19 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who spent more than 17 years in jail, is back at his residence in Mumbai`s Dagdi Chawl after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in a 2007 murder case. Pics/Atul Kamble

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<p>Arun Gawli received a grand welcome by his family members and supporters around 9 pm on Wednesday, after walking out of the Nagpur Central Jail and taking a flight from there</p>

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Arun Gawli received a grand welcome by his family members and supporters around 9 pm on Wednesday, after walking out of the Nagpur Central Jail and taking a flight from there

<p>The 76-year-old former MLA`s supporters showered flowers and sprinkled `gulal` (vermillion powder) to welcome him and distributed sweets in the area</p>

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The 76-year-old former MLA`s supporters showered flowers and sprinkled `gulal` (vermillion powder) to welcome him and distributed sweets in the area

<p>His family members were overjoyed and were seen clicking pictures with him as he entered his house, where mediapersons were also present in large numbers</p>

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His family members were overjoyed and were seen clicking pictures with him as he entered his house, where mediapersons were also present in large numbers

<p>The Supreme Court last week granted bail to Gawli, who was serving life imprisonment for the murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar</p>

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The Supreme Court last week granted bail to Gawli, who was serving life imprisonment for the murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar

<p>In its order passed on August 28, the bench of Supreme Court Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh noted Gawli was in jail for more than 17 years and his appeal was pending before it</p>

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In its order passed on August 28, the bench of Supreme Court Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh noted Gawli was in jail for more than 17 years and his appeal was pending before it

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