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Mumbai police get gangster Ravi Pujari’s custody in Remo D’Souza extortion case

Updated - January 23, 2026 11:27 am IST - Mumbai File photo of gangster Ravi Pujari | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Mumbai police have taken custody of gangster Ravi Pujari in connection with a 2018 case of attempting to extort ₹50 lakh from choreographer Remo D'Souza and his wife, officials said on Friday (January 23, 2026). The crime branch's anti-extortion cell (AEC) took Pujari's custody from the Bengaluru prison and produced him in a court in Mumbai on Thursday (January 22), they said. Mr.

Mumbai police get gangster Ravi Pujari’s custody in Remo D’Souza extortion case

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Key Highlights

  • Pujari has been remanded in police custody till January 27, an official said.
  • Read | From Dombivali to Dakar, the rise and fall of Ravi Pujari The 56-year-old gangster had allegedly threatened D'Souza and his wife in 2018, demanding ₹50 lakh from them, following a financial dispute between the choreographer and a film producer.
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  • Pujari has 49 cases to his name in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Karnataka.
  • The extortion case is the second among the nine pending cases against the gangster for which his custody has been taken, the official said.
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