Mumbai: In a major breakthrough for the Mumbai Police, the Senegal government has granted permission to prosecute notorious gangster Ravi Pujari in nine additional criminal cases, including three registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Coordination Between Indian and Senegalese Authorities
According to a senior officer from the Mumbai Crime Branch, Senegal had earlier permitted prosecution in 10 cases. To secure approval for the additional nine cases, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) coordinated with Senegalese authorities — a request that has now been successfully granted.
Ravi Pujari’s Extensive Criminal Record
Ravi Pujari, who faces 52 criminal cases across Maharashtra, is currently in the custody of Bengaluru Police since February 2020 in connection with multiple offences registered there. For ongoing investigations in Mumbai, he is produced before the court via video conferencing.
Major Cases Linked to the Underworld Don
Pujari’s criminal record includes 49 serious offences in Mumbai alone, in addition to several in Navi Mumbai and Thane. The Mumbai Crime Branch had earlier arrested seven members of his gang, booking them under MCOCA provisions.
Sources said police are likely to seek Pujari’s custody in other pending cases, including the 2005 firing on Humayun Chandivala, partner of Deepa Bar & Restaurant; the murder of Chembur builder Om Prakash Kukreja; the killing of two employees of builder Sudhakar Shetty; and the attempt to murder cases involving filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, builder Suresh Wadhwa, and advocate Majeed Memon.
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