India, Sept. 27 -- Police investigations have revealed that notorious gangster Nilesh Ghaywal, who has been absconding, is suspected to have fled abroad to London.

On Friday, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against Ghaywal.

Police are probing how he managed to retain or obtain a passport despite a court order to surrender it, and how he secured a visa.

On September 17, some gang Ghaywal members openly fired at a man, and later they also attacked a local man using a koyta in the Kothrud area. In the road rage case, police arrested five individuals, and a search for the other accused is underway.

Following the incidents, police booked Ghaywal and his gang members under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Act.

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