Published 20:37 IST, June 24th 2019
WATCH | "Indian govt will bring back Ravi Pujari and will punish him for his crimes": Union Minister vows
The Ministry of Home Affairs promised to bring back most wanted dons Ravi Pujari and Dawood Ibrahim, reiterating that there was no space for criminals like them to roam around freely and that the Government was in talks with foreign agencies such as Interpol to nab the notorious dons.
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Hours after Republic Media Network accessed latest pictures of India's most wanted gangster and don Ravi Pujari, who is imprisoned in West Africa's Senegal, strong reactions have poured in from Government of India, in favour of extriting and punishing don for numerous crimes registered on him. kingpin, who was arrested on 21 January, 2019, has allegedly been running his extortion racket with impunity from West African nation.
Ministry of Home Affairs promised to bring back most wanted dons Ravi Pujari and Dawood Ibrahim, reiterating that re was for criminals like m to roam around freely and that Government was in talks with foreign ncies such as Interpol to nab torious dons.
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reaction to catching Ravi Pujari comes hours after Republic tracked him down Ravi Pujari and exposed photos of don, who was settled in Dakar, Senegal. Speaking to Republic TV, Minister of State from Home ministry G Kisan Reddy said, "We are making all efforts to bring back Pujari. Interpol has alrey issued a red-corner tice in his name. Traitors like Pujari and Dawood Ibrahim will be brought before court and will be tried for crimes y have committed".
Reddy also said that Pakistan is trying to shelter criminals like Dawood Ibrahim and India is making all efforts to get him out of Pakistan, to face a trial for crimes he has committed.
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" efforts of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured United Nations designating Mazhoor Azh as a global terrorist. Similarly, we are in close talks with both American intelligence ncies and United Nations to nab both Ibrahim and Pujari. I assure you that we will nab him(Pujari)", he ded.
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Ravi Pujari is wanted in a host of cases across India from Gujarat to Maharashtra to Karnataka. long list of cases against him includes extortions, kidnapping, and murder.
As per sources, fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari ran hotel chain in West Africa's Senegal under name of Antony Fernandes for close to 8 years. As per sources, he has been in Africa for over a dece where he was living a luxurious life with his wife and kids as a hotelier in Senegal's capital Dakar. In a dramatic turn of events, he was arrested from a barber shop on January 21, 2019, in what was seen as a major win for India.
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Republic TV has put out a copy of Ravi Pujari's fake passport which was allegedly issued to him by Government of Burkina Faso in West Africa on July 10, 2013. While passport bears Ravi Pujari's picture, name on document is ‘Antony Fernandes’ As per information on passport, Pujari's date of birth is January 25, 1961 and place of birth is Mysore, Karnataka.
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19:24 IST, June 24th 2019