Thane: Businessman gets extortion threat from gangster Ravi Pujari
A businessman in Thane (Maharashtra) has filed a police complaint, alleging that he has been receiving extortion calls from fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari, a police official said today. In his complaint filed yesterday, the businessman claimed that he received several calls between November 6 and 12 from a person who identified himself as Pujari demanding Rs. 1 crore from him. Here's more.
Businessman threatened with dire consequences if he didn't comply
The complainant also said that the caller threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay the money, the official said. The Thane Police registered a case against the unidentified caller under IPC sections pertaining to extortion and a probe is underway, he added.
