According to the police, a case against Pujari was registered at Kasarvadavali Police Station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including extortion and criminal conspiracy in 2017
18 March,2026 02:45 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviLegal clearance from Senegal allows cops to act in extortion case linked to stalled B’wood film; Although Pujari was extradited to India from Senegal in 2021, the extradition was initially restricted to specific cases (in Karnataka), and only 10 cases in Mumbai
24 January,2026 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilThe 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
23 January,2026 12:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA verdict was sentenced on May 27 by special judge AM Patil, considering insufficient evidence to sustain the charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)
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