India, Nov. 9 -- The Anti-Extortion Unit 1 of Pune City Police has arrested a key member of the Nilesh Ghaywal gang who was involved in the Kothrud firing case. The arrest was made on Friday at Titwala in Kalyan.

The accused has been identified as Jayesh Krushna Wagh, 36, resident of Kelewadi. He was wanted in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) at the Kothrud police station.

According to officials, the accused had been absconding for several days following a case filed against him under sections 109, 351, 352, 189, 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Arms Act, and later MCOCA was invoked against him related to the Kothrud case.

Police said Wagh is associated with the Ghaywal gang, wh...