Overview
- Ahilyanagar police confirmed they filed a negative verification on Nilesh Ghaywal’s passport application, noting he was not found at the listed address.
- Pune police discovered Ghaywal had travelled to London and then issued a Look-Out Circular as part of their ongoing investigation.
- Records show the negative remark was forwarded to the Regional Passport Office on January 16, 2020 after Kotwali police conducted the address check.
- Authorities have opened an inquiry into how the passport was issued despite the adverse report, focusing on possible procedural lapses or manipulation.
- Ghaywal faces more than a dozen serious cases, with MCOCA invoked after alleged September 17 attacks in Kothrud that left two injured and led to five arrests and vehicle seizures.