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Nilesh Ghaywal Acquitted: MCOCA Court Grants Clean Chit in Extortion Case
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News18•29-09-2026, 14:42
Nilesh Ghaywal Acquitted: MCOCA Court Grants Clean Chit in Extortion Case
- •Nilesh Ghaywal, who fled to London, has been acquitted by the MCOCA court in an extortion case.
- •The case involved allegations of extortion while Ghaywal was in prison, but the complainant denied the entire sequence of events.
- •The complainant claimed the investigating agency pressured him into filing the complaint.
- •A Red Corner Notice was issued against Ghaywal after an incident in Kothrud, but he fled using a fake passport with a spelling mistake.
- •While Nilesh Ghaywal escaped, his brother Sachin Ghaywal was arrested in Rajasthan for various serious cases.
Key Questions Answered
The MCOCA court acquitted Nilesh Ghaywal and his associates after the complainant denied the entire sequence of events during the trial. The complainant stated that no such crime happened and claimed the investigating agency pressured him into filing the complaint.
Nilesh Ghaywal fled to Europe using a fake passport where he altered his surname spelling from 'Ghaywal' to 'Gaywal' during his application process. He took advantage of this discrepancy to escape after a Red Corner Notice was issued against him following an incident in Kothrud.
Yes, his brother Sachin Ghaywal had several serious cases registered against him, including murder and extortion, and was eventually apprehended by authorities from the Sikar district in Rajasthan.
