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The case was filed in 2017 based on the complaint of Radheshyam Mopalwar, who was then working as 'vice-president' and 'managing director' of Maharashtra Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) Limited.
The court said there is ample doubt in the prosecution case and the benefit of it has to be given to the accused persons.
The gangster's alleged involvement was the basis for invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case. Thane Police, however, did not seek Pujari's custody in the case even after he was extradited from Senegal in 2020.
Mumbai: Extortion case accused denied bail; next proceeding to be held before Sep 30
A special court while refusing bail to a private detective Satish Mangle, accused in a case of attempting to extort IAS officer Radheshyam Mopalwar with gangster Ravi Pujari, has said in its order that his contention that then Thane police commissioner Param Bir Singh will not be available as witness during the trial, is premature.