Cops yet to take action against Arjun Rampal for meeting Arun Gawli

Arun Gawli right Arjun Rampal in a still from DaddyArjun Rampal must have really got into character for his turn as gangster Arun Gawli in Daddy He certainly seems to hold a similar sway over cops Why else would the Navi Mumbai police refuse to take action against the actor who brazenly broke the law and met the convict in hospital which Mumbai police declared as a cognisable offence last yearArun Gawli is serving a life sentence at Taloja jailWhile Daddy is slated for release early next year Rampal has already been making waves with his performance as the underworld don Talk about getting into character ndash even before he started filming Rampal emulated Gawlirsquos criminal streak by breaking the law and arranging a covert meeting with the murder convict while he was at JJ Hospital in 2014Read Story Mumbai police summons Arjun Rampal for unauthorised meeting with Arun GawliArjun Rampal plays the convict in the upcoming movie DaddyWhen the secret meeting came to light in the beginning of last year Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria ordered an inquiry into the incident and the JJ Marg police even called the actor for questioningChance meetingRampal told the police that on December 28 2014 he was scouting locations for filming when he visited JJ Hospital and learnt that Gawli was also there for a checkup He admitted that that he met the gangster for about 10 minutes so he could prepare for the upcoming filmGawli who is convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence at Taloja Jail had been escorted to the hospital by Navi Mumbai policeAlso Read Mumbai Met Arun Gawli for just 10 mins Arjun Rampal tells copsWhile the inquiry was going on the three cops who were on the escort team were suspended on the charge of dereliction of duty However no action was taken against the actorThe JJ Marg police even sent the inquiry report to the Navi Mumbai CDP headquarters in April last year stating in no uncertain terms that the actor had broken the law but nothing came of it ldquoThe inquiry concluded that the actorrsquos meeting with the gangster amounts to a cognisable offence and further lawful action must be takenrdquo said a senior IPS officer from Mumbai PoliceAnother IPS officer told midday ldquoInitially the JJ Marg police station had sent the inquiry report to Navi Mumbai police but they refused to act on it stating that a police station is not the competent authority to send such an inquiry report to another police commissionerate So Mumbai Policersquos DCP Zone 1 office then sent the report again mdash after it was certified by the then CP But no action was takenrdquoThe other sidemidday contacted DCP Vishwas Pandhere who was then the DCP Headquarters Navi Mumbai All he said was ldquoI donrsquot remember the development of the case as I was transferred to another posting in April 2015rdquoThis reporter also spoke to his successor Navi Mumbai DCP Traffic Arvind Salve who holds the additional charge of DCP HQ However he also said that he is unaware of the details of the case Senior officials have said that they will look into what action was taken on the inquiry reportWhen midday tried to contact Rampal his PR Chantelle Cabral said the actor is currently in New York She added ldquoI donrsquot know about the case Mr Rampal is personally looking into itrdquo