Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Gangster Ravi Pujari arrested in 2018 extortion case
A man named Ravi Pujari, who is known for being a gangster, was caught by the police.
He was brought back to India from a country called Senegal in 2020.
The police think he was trying to scare a famous dance teacher named Remo D’Souza and his wife by making threatening phone calls.
Pujari has been in jail for a long time because of other bad things he did.
The police will keep him in jail until January 27, 2024, to ask him more questions.
Pujari was asked to threaten Remo D’Souza and his wife by another man named Satyendra Tyagi, who had a disagreement with Remo over a movie and money.
Gangster Ravi Pujari was arrested in a 2018 extortion case involving Bollywood choreographer Remo D'Souza and his wife Lizelle D'Souza.
Pujari had been in jail since his deportation from Senegal in 2020.
He was presented before the Esplanade Court and remanded to police custody until January 27, 2024.
Pujari allegedly threatened the D'Souzas at the behest of Satyendra Tyagi, demanding Rs 50 lakh to settle a dispute over the film 'Amar Must Die'.
In 2018, Remo D'Souza and Satyendra Tyagi had a dispute over film rights and money, leading to Pujari's involvement.
- Who
- Ravi Pujari, a gangster, was arrested.
- What
- He was arrested for extortion and making threatening calls.
- When
- The arrest took place in January 2024.
- Where
- The arrest was made by the Mumbai crime branch.
- Why
- Pujari allegedly made threatening calls to Bollywood choreographer Remo D’Souza and his wife Lizelle D’Souza at the behest of Satyendra Tyagi.
Remo D'Souza
Satyendra Tyagi
Film Rights and Money Dispute
Remo D'Souza
Remo D'Souza claims there was no debt owed to Tyagi.
Satyendra Tyagi
Satyendra Tyagi claims Remo D'Souza owed him Rs 5 crore.
- Name
- Ravi Pujari
- Occupation
- Gangster
- Arrest Date
- January 2024
- Extradition Year
- 2020
- Extradition Location
- Senegal, West Africa
- Victims
- Remo D’Souza and his wife Lizelle D’Souza
- Arresting Authority
- Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of Mumbai crime branch
- Custody Duration
- Till January 27, 2024
- Extortion Amount
- Rs 50 lakh
- Film Involved
- Amar Must Die
- Accomplice
- Satyendra Tyagi
