Explained: Who is gangster Ravi Pujari? From crime in India to philanthropy in Senegal
“Pujari started a restaurant chain called ‘Namaste India’ with nine outlets across several West African countries. He also provided drinking water pumps in various rural areas affected by water scarcity. During Navratri, he would give clothes to the poor people. He was like a philanthropist in Senegal,” Amar Kumar Pandey, Additional Director-General of Police (Karnataka), said.
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According to the police, Pujari even featured in local newspapers for his charitable work.
In India, Pujari has over criminal cases against him, including of murder, extortion and other crimes.
Who is Ravi Pujari and how was he arrested?
Pujari was first traced to Burkina Faso and then to Senegal. He was finally detained at a barber’s shop in Senegal&#;s Dakar by the local police. Indian authorities were informed of the detention on January 21 last year, along with a request for documents to facilitate his extradition.
The identity of Pujari, who had assumed a new name, was established through fingerprints sent to Senegalese authorities. “In , Pujari was arrested in a murder cas
Underworld gangster Ravi Pujari, who remained a fugitive for over 15 years, was brought to Bengaluru in the early hours of Monday morning by the Karnataka police. With over cases and 13 red corner notices against him, Ravi Pujari had remained elusive until the Karnataka Police tracked him down in South Africa.
A team of investigators, headed by Amar Kumar Pandey, brought Pujari back to Bengaluru on Monday. Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG and IGP) Praveen Sood said that he would be produced before the court soon. Ravi Pujari was arrested by the Senegal Police on January 19, after intimation from their Indian counterparts.
Pujari was living in Senegal under the alias Anthony Fernandez and tried to convince the Supreme Court of Senegal that he is not the gangster the police claim him to be. However, on February 19, the court ruled in favour of the Karnataka police and allowed Ravi Pujari’s extradition to India.
Ravi Pujari has 39 cases registered against him in Bengaluru, 36 cases in Mangaluru, 11 in Udupi, and one each in Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kolar and Shivamogga. The Maharashtra Police has 49 cases registered against Ravi Pujari and 2
Rajan and Ravi waiting for a new life on Indian soil
Since Chhota Rajan returned to Indian soil he is released in many cases and many are still pending against him. Politically connected and having right-wing ideologies many suspects he is well planned. His henchman Pujari has more than cases registered across the country including 97 cases in Karnataka alone. He was arrested in Senegal in West Africa in January but he jumped bail and fled to South Africa, where he was allegedly involved in drug trafficking and extortion rackets. Pujari was hiding under the identity of Anthony Fernandes, a Burkina Faso passport holder and was located in a remote village in South Africa. On a tip-off from India&#;s external intelligence agency, the Senegal police flew to South Africa and arrested the year-old gangster.
Ravi Shulya Pujari was born in Udupi, Karnataka. He has two brothers and one sister. He is a father of two daughters and one son. He came to Mumbai in his teenage and started working in Restaurant. He remained a small-time criminal till he killed rival Bala Zalte and he made his identity in the Underworld. He started his unlawful activities at Andheri, Mumbai. Those days Dawoo
How Ravi Pujari’s 26 Years Long Run From Law Ended in a Barbershop
Living under a false name of Anthony Fernandez, his attempts to become a 'social worker' ended gangster Ravi Pujari’s 26 years long run from the law. Pujari, who is wanted in 97 cases, including 12 cases of murder, was extradited to India from Senegal on 23 February.
Pujari, who was once part of Dawood Ibrahim’s gang and a close associate of Chotta Rajan, was arrested while getting his hair coloured at a local barbershop in Senegal on 19 January.
Announcing the arrest, Amar Kumar Pandey, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), said, "After a long chase of a ghost-like figure, it comes to a conclusion."
Pujari has been sent to 14 days of police custody.
Officers of Karnataka police were tasked with bringing the gangster back to India on 18 July , after a fresh tip-off on his whereabouts emerged.
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