HC upholds life imprisonment of Arun Gawli in murder case

Bombay High Court confirmed conviction of Arun Gawli under the dreaded MCOCA and upheld his life sentence for murdering Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday has sentenced gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli to life imprisonment for the March 2008 murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar.

Gawli and ten other accused were handed life imprisonment in 2012 by the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court.

The HC has upheld the sentence and conviction of Gawli and other accused.

According to the charge sheet, Rs 30 lakh was paid to the Arun Gawli gang for killing the Sena corporator over a land deal in suburban Mumbai.