Police probe gun license issued to Ghaywal aide who purchased 400 rounds of ammo

DCP Kadam added, “Our probe further revealed that Saravade, who is a history sheeter, procured a firearm license by using a fake address. He then used this fraudulently obtained firearm license to purchase the said ammunition from the outlet of the Ammunition Factory Khadki. A separate FIR is being registered against Saravade in connection to this firearm license and that entire process of issuing the license to him is being investigated.”

As many as 10 offences have been registered against the notorious gang leader Ghaywal, since September 17, when members of his gang allegedly opened fire at a man and attacked a student with sharp weapons in the Kothrud area following a road rage incident. Taking into consideration the past cases against him, the number of offences against him has now gone past 25, police have said. Police have issued a Look Out Circular against him and have ensured issuance of a Blue Corner Notice through Interpol. Ghaywal is a dreaded criminal on police record, who leads a gang allegedly involved in serious offences like murder, attempt to murder, extortions.

Gangster Ghaywal, who is currently believed to be in the United Kingdom, is alleged to have fled the country earlier this year using a fraudulently obtained passport. According to police investigation, Ghaywal applied for a tatkal passport at the regional passport office in Pune in 2019, mentioning that he was a resident of ‘Gauri Ghumat, Anandi Bazar, Maliwada Road, Ahmednagar (now renamed Ahilyanagar)’ and changing the spelling of his name to Gaiwal. Failing to locate him at this address, the Ahilyanagar police entered a “not available” remark on his application which was forwarded to the passport office in Pune on January 16, 2020. In spite of this, a passport was issued to Ghaywal, using which he left India and travelled to the UK on a visitor visa.

The British High Commission responding to a Pune police’s letter, confirmed in October Ghaywal’s location in the UK and that they have contacted the concerned authorities in the UK for his detention and deportation. The Pune Police have also written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding Ghaywal’s benami properties and suspected money laundering through multiple firms, bank accounts, as well as land acquired at undervalued rates in alleged land-grabbing cases. The Pune Police have also sought Ghaywal’s prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Close to a dozen offences have been registered against the notorious gang leader Ghaywal, since September 17, when members of his gang allegedly opened fire at a man and attacked a student with sharp weapons in the Kothrud area following a road rage incident. Taking into consideration the past cases against him, the number of offences against him has now gone past 25, police have said. Police have issued a Look Out Circular against him and have ensured issuance of a Blue Corner Notice through Interpol. Ghaywal is a dreaded criminal on police record, who leads a gang allegedly involved in serious offences like murder, attempt to murder, extortions and property grabbing.