Gangster Ravi Pujari Arrested in 2018 Extortion Case Targeting Remo D’Souza
Notorious gangster Ravi Pujari has been formally arrested in connection with a 2018 extortion case involving Bollywood choreographer and filmmaker Remo D’Souza and his wife, Lizelle D’Souza, Mumbai Police officials confirmed.
Although Pujari has been in jail since his deportation from Senegal five years ago, he had not previously been taken into custody for this case. On Thursday, the Mumbai Police Crime Branch produced him before the Esplanade Court, which remanded him to police custody until January 27.
Police sources said Pujari allegedly issued threats to the D’Souzas at the behest of Satyendra Tyagi, already named as an accused. Between October 2016 and February 2018, Pujari is said to have repeatedly contacted Remo, Lizelle, and their manager, demanding money and pressuring them to expedite the release of the film Death of Amar, seeking Rs 50 lakh to “resolve” the matter.
The dispute stems from a 2018 business agreement between Remo D’Souza and Tyagi for a film titled Amar Must Die. Tyagi claimed he had invested Rs 5 crore and enlisted Pujari to recover the money, leading to the alleged extortion calls and threats.
Police investigations into the case are ongoing.
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