By: Express News ServicePune | Updated: October 10, 2025 10:56 PM IST 3 min readPawar said he was with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai a few days ago, and that the CM assured that a transparent probe will be conducted and those found guilty won’t be spared (File Photo)Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said even after a recommendation — by Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam — to give an arms licence to fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal’s brother Sachin, it was not issued, as the Pune police commissioner put it on hold.Speaking to media persons in Pune, Pawar, who is also the guardian minister of Pune district, said he has asked the police commissioner to conduct a proper inquiry and take strict action against the culprits over the passport issued illegally to Nilesh.Pawar said he was with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai a few days ago, and that the CM assured that a transparent probe will be conducted and those found guilty won’t be spared.Opposition party leaders including Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Anil Parab and NCP (SP)’s Jayant Patil have blamed Shiv Sena leader Kadam for overriding a police report that denied arms licence to Sachin.Police had rejected Sachin’s application seeking an arms licence. He then filed an appeal before the minister, who passed an order in his favour. Kadam posted on his social media account that no offences were pending against “teacher and businessman” Sachin when he decided his appeal for an arms licence.Kadam said as per the police report, Sachin was acquitted in all the offences lodged against him till the day his appeal was heard. He further stated that he took action as per the law and it was wrong to link him with the ongoing issue.Meanwhile, the police have initiated steps for cancellation of the passport illegally issued to Ghaywal, using which he left India and reached London last month.Story continues below this adAlso, it was learnt that a court had directed Ghaywal to surrender his passport while granting him bail in 2022. But the police did not ensure it. The police also failed to take action against him for not following the court’s directions.Members of the Ghaywal gang allegedly opened fire at a man and attacked a student with sharp weapons in the Kothrud area on September 17. Based on the complaints filed by the two victims, two separate FIRs were registered against the assailants. The police further invoked stringent sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Nilesh and eight gang members booked in the two cases. While some members of his gang were arrested, Nilesh managed to evade the police and travelled abroad.A separate FIR was lodged against Ghaywal as a probe revealed that he had procured the passport illegally. Police said Ghaywal had applied for a tatkal passport at the regional passport office in Pune in 2019, in which he mentioned he was a resident of Ahmednagar district (now renamed Ahilyanagar). He was not found at this address, so the then Ahilyanagar police gave a “not available” remark on his application and forwarded it to the regional passport office in Pune on January 16, 2020. Still he got the passport and used it for leaving India, police said.Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar