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

Legal 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