Once an underworld haven, Dagdi Chawl to make way for shiny skyscrapers
Gawli and the tenants have partnered with Livingstones Infra for the redevelopment project, which will include two 40-storey buildings. | Mumbai news
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Gawli and the tenants have partnered with Livingstones Infra for the redevelopment project, which will include two 40-storey buildings. | Mumbai news
Arun Gawli used Dagdi Chawl as his crime den in the 1980s and '90s. It was a time when the infamous Don Dawood Ibrahim was at his peak
The Bombay High Court had in December 2019 confirmed conviction of gangster Arun Gawli under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and upheld his life sentence for the murder of Shiv Sena corporator in 2007
Makeover of a den It was almost impossible to enter Dagdi Chawl without Gawli’s permission Dagdi Chawl in Byculla that convicted gangster Arun Gawli used as hideout in the ’80s and ’90s, is being redeveloped into two 40-storey towers Dagdi Chawl, the den of convicted gangster Arun Gawli alias Daddy, is all set to be redeveloped after Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority ( MHADA) gave a letter of intent (LOI) for its redevelopment. Dagdi Chawl is a famous hideout that gave Gawli protection not only from his rivals, Dawood Ibrahim and Amar Naik gangs, but also the police. G...