Mumbai, Mar 13 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of city police has arrested two close associates of underworld don Ravi Poojari.
Addressing mediapersons here today, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dhananjay Kamlakar said acting on a tip-off, the AEC team, headed by Vijay Salaskar, arrested Rahul alias Bhiku Ramakant Jadhav (31), who was associated with Ravi Poojari for last 10 years but apprehended for the first time.
Rahul was arrested on March 1 near Sandeep Hotel at Mulund in North-East Mumbai.
During interrogation, he confessed that he used to provide all information including address and telephone numbers of businessmen and other high profile persons' to Poojari.
The accused also admitted that he was involved in firing at a businessman at Dombivali, owner of furniture store, President of Dombivali builders association and in the Khar firing case.
In another prize catch, AEC team nabbed another Poojari associate Govind Krishna Patil (36) from Nehru Nagar, Kurla, yesterday.
Police seized two revolvers and three live cartridges from his possession, Kamlakar said.
The duo was produced before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S Y Shisode, who remanded them to Police custody till March 20, he added.
Meanwhile, a crime branch team arrested notorious gangster Ganesh Sawant (38), associated with underworld don D K Rao. He was arrested outside Arthur Road Jail yesterday. A revolver and three live cartridges were recovered from his possession. He used to meet Rao in the jail. Four cases of extortion, attempt to murder and murder have been registered against him in the city.
A local court remanded him to police custody till march 20.
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Addressing mediapersons here today, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dhananjay Kamlakar said acting on a tip-off, the AEC team, headed by Vijay Salaskar, arrested Rahul alias Bhiku Ramakant Jadhav (31), who was associated with Ravi Poojari for last 10 years but apprehended for the first time.
Rahul was arrested on March 1 near Sandeep Hotel at Mulund in North-East Mumbai.
During interrogation, he confessed that he used to provide all information including address and telephone numbers of businessmen and other high profile persons' to Poojari.
The accused also admitted that he was involved in firing at a businessman at Dombivali, owner of furniture store, President of Dombivali builders association and in the Khar firing case.
In another prize catch, AEC team nabbed another Poojari associate Govind Krishna Patil (36) from Nehru Nagar, Kurla, yesterday.
Police seized two revolvers and three live cartridges from his possession, Kamlakar said.
The duo was produced before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S Y Shisode, who remanded them to Police custody till March 20, he added.
Meanwhile, a crime branch team arrested notorious gangster Ganesh Sawant (38), associated with underworld don D K Rao. He was arrested outside Arthur Road Jail yesterday. A revolver and three live cartridges were recovered from his possession. He used to meet Rao in the jail. Four cases of extortion, attempt to murder and murder have been registered against him in the city.
A local court remanded him to police custody till march 20.
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