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. Gawli’s family that hails from Madhya Pradesh had settled in the Dagdi Chawl at Saat Rasta in Byculla.