Samiullah Khan samiullah. khan@ mid- day. com INVESTIGATION into the firing incident in Kurar village on Saturday afternoon has led the cops to two angles u2014 one, that it could be gangster Ravi Pujari's gang, or two, it could be the handiwork of local goon Uday Pathak.
Pujari was arrested from Senegal last year but was granted bail by the local court last year, following which he escaped.
u201c If so, then this will be the first such incident in Mumbai for extortion by Pujari and his gang members since his arrest last year,u201d a police officer said.
But when the cops investigated, they caught two people who turned out to be members of the Pathaku2019s gang, who was arrested in 2011 for killing four youngsters. Hence cops are probing the angle, keeping Pathak in mind.
On Saturday, two instances of firing were reported in Kurar village. The first happened at around 1.30 pm at Anand Medical in Bhim Nagar in Kurar while the second incident was reported in Shivaji Nagar area at Rokadia Traders u2014 an imitation jewellery shop. In both cases, the shooters threw an envelope at the spot asking for R 1 crore.
u201c Post Saturday's incident, the Kurar police and Crime Branch Unit XII are working together, The Kurar police have also detained four suspects,u201d the officer added.
Is Ravi Pujariu2019s gang behind Kurar firing? According to cops, modus operandi of Saturdayu2019s incident is similar to one used by notorious gangsteru2019s gang before he was arrested last year ( Left) A CCTV grab showing the shooter; cops outside the medical shop where the firing happened u2018 This will be the first incident in Mumbai for extortion by Pujari and his gang since his arrest last yearu2019 A police officer
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