Asha Gawli
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Asha Gawli is the wife of Arun Gawli, member of the Legislative Assembly for Maharashtra. Asha Gawli was a Muslim before she got married to Arun Gawli.[1] She was investigated in 1998 for the murder of a man connected with her husband, a former underworld figure. On December 19, 2004, Mumbai police registered a complaint against her for alleged assault and wrongful confinement of a woman. According to the Indian Express she was arrested and accused of beating a woman named Sushma Sawant with sticks. She was later released. In addition to campaigning for her husband (including during his imprisonment), she stood herself for the Legislative Assembly for Khed-Alandi in 1999.
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- "Cops Worried About Campaigning Gawli." The Times of India, September 3, 1999.
- "Asha Gawli Held, Released on Bail in Assault Case." Indian Express, December 21, 2004.
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