Pune, Oct 8 (PTI) Maharashtra MoS for Home, Yogesh Kadam, on Wednesday clarified that he had approved the issuance of an arms licence to the brother of fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal as there were no pending cases against him at the time of hearing his application.

He was responding to allegations that Ghaywal’s brother, Sachin Ghaywal, had applied for an arms licence with the Pune Police. After his application was rejected, he reportedly approached the state Home Department, where the junior Home Minister approved the request.

“Sachin Ghaywal, a teacher and businessman, had moved an appeal to my office. As per the police department’s report, as of the date of the hearing, no criminal cases were pending against him. Show Full Article

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