Asha Gawli is the wife of Arun Gawli, member of the Legislative Assembly for Maharashtra. Asha Gawli was a Muslim with the name Ayesha before she got married to Arun Gawli. She was investigated in 1998 for the murder of a man connected with her husband. On December 19, 2004, Mumbai police registered a complaint against her for alleged assault and wrongful confinement of a woman. According to the Indian Express she was arrested and accused of beating a woman named Sushma Sawant with sticks. She was later released. In addition to campaigning for her husband (including during his imprisonment), she stood herself for the Legislative Assembly for Khed Alandi in 1999.
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