Threatened Nusli Wadia for fame, publicity: Ravi Pujari tells cops

Gangster Ravi Pujari was brought to Mumbai from Bangalore last week

Gangster Ravi Pujari has told the Anti-Extortion Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch, which is investigating the multiple cases registered against him, that he threatened businessmen Nusli Wadia in order to get noticed and for publicity. The Crime Branch has short listed 10 cases in which the cops have strong evidence against him.

In June 2014, Pujari made multiple calls to Wadia's Worli office and two calls to the personal assistant of Ness Wadia, warning the latter to stay away from Bollywood actress Preity Zinta.

After he was brought from Bangalore recently, the police got custody of him. Officials have asked him on whose instructions he had called Nusli Wadia to threaten him about Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia."He said his only intention was to get publicity and attention from the media," an officer said.