Mumbai: Suresh Pujari, who was once a special friend of gangster Ravi Pujari, associated with the underworld, was finally brought to India from the Philippines on Tuesday. Suresh Pujari was deported from the Philippines and brought to Delhi, after which Maharashtra ATS has taken him into its custody. ATS has brought him from Delhi to Mumbai. It is being told that Suresh Pujari will be produced before the Thane court for further custody and questioned. Suresh Pujari has several criminal cases registered against him in Mumbai and Thane.
According to a report, Suresh Pujari was also wanted in cases of extortion in Thane, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and Dombivli near Mumbai. Intelligence officials and officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation took him into custody after he landed at the New Delhi airport.
Maharashtra ATS has brought Gangster Suresh Pujari to Mumbai from Delhi. He will be produced before a court in Thane court today. He was brought back from Philippines, yesterday
– ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2021
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Officials have said that after interrogation by central agencies, he was handed over to the Mumbai Police. A Red Corner Notice was issued against Suresh Pujari with the help of the US for several cases of extortion. In Thane alone, 23 cases of recovery are registered against Suresh Pujari.
Suresh Pujari was on the run for more than 15 years and was caught in the Philippines in October, after which efforts were on to bring him back to India.