Former mafia don-turned-politician Arun Gulab Gawli is set to be released early from his life sentence at Nagpur Central Jail, according to an order given by the Bombay High Court on Friday.

A division bench of Bombay HC comprising Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Vrushali Joshi has approved Arun Gawli's criminal re-petition appeal after the rejection of his prior plea seeking premature release under a government notification dated January 10, 2006, reported IANS.