30 November,2014 05:26 AM IST | | A correspondent
The three men were allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 crore from a Tilak Nagar-based businessman; next target was Bollywood director-producer Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhat and Ravi Pujari
Continuing their crackdown against members of Ravi Pujari gang, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three people, who were allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 crore from a Tilak Nagar-based businessman, yesterday.
Mahesh Bhat and Ravi Pujari
The police said the members of the Ravi Pujari gang had been making threat calls to a civil contractor and earthworks businessman from Chembur since October 30.
Call records
The businessman had lodged a complaint about the persistent calls with the crime branch. The crime branch traced the call records and have arrested three accused - Vijay Rao, Mahesh Lohar and Sudhakar Pugge.
While Rao is a resident of Navi Mumbai, Lohar and Pugge hail from Pune.
'Gang active again'
"We conducted a thorough investigation and arrested three members of the Pujari gang, which became very active recently. Mahesh Bhatt, Bollywood director and producer, was their next target," said a crime branch officer, on condition of anonymity.
