Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Pune Police Invoke MCOCA Against Fugitive Gangster Nilesh Ghaywal
Imagine a bad guy named Nilesh who has done many wrong things like hurting people and stealing.
The police in a city called Pune in India have used a very strict law against him.
This law is like a special tool to stop organized crime.
Police think Nilesh ran away to London in the UK.
They even told the UK police about him, and that his special travel document (passport) was canceled.
The police are trying to catch him because his friends were recently involved in a fight that hurt someone.
Pune police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal.
Ghaywal is wanted for multiple cases including murder, extortion, assault, illegal possession of weapons, and fraud.
He is believed to be hiding in London, UK, on a visitor visa.
His passport has been revoked, and police suspect he obtained it fraudulently to flee India.
The MCOCA charges follow an incident where Ghaywal's associates allegedly shot and injured a man during a road rage incident in September.
- Who
- Pune Police and fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal
- What
- Pune police invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Pune, India and London, UK
- Why
- Ghaywal faces multiple cases, including murder, extortion, assault, illegal weapons possession, and fraud, and is believed to be hiding in London after allegedly fleeing India by fraudulently obtaining a passport.
- Gangster Name
- Nilesh Ghaywal
- Act Invoked
- Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)
- Location of Gangster
- Believed to be in London, UK
- Alleged Offenses
- Murder, extortion, assault, illegal weapons possession, fraud, road rage incident
- Passport Status
- Revoked