The Bombay High Court had in December 2019 confirmed conviction of gangster Arun Gawli under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and upheld his life sentence for the murder of Shiv Sena corporator in 2007
Industry stalwarts such as Ramesh Sippy, Mahesh Bhatt and Manmohan Shetty, who "firmly stood their ground and refused to be cowed", were the real heroes who took on the underworld, according to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh .