This story is from May 31, 2016

Pujari wanted GCMMF chairman Jetha Patel to pay him Rs 25 crore

Ravi Pujari threatened Sodhi that his men would open fire on the streets of Anand if Jetha Patel fails to hand over Rs 25 crore as demanded by him.
Pujari wanted GCMMF chairman Jetha Patel to pay him Rs 25 crore
Ravi Pujari threatened Sodhi that his men would open fire on the streets of Anand if Jetha Patel fails to hand over Rs 25 crore as demanded by him. Sodhi tried to explain to the caller that the federation was an organization made up of 36 lakh poor farmers and their families, unlike any other corporate firm. But the gangster insisted that he was just interested in the money that he wanted from GCMMF's chairman.

On Monday, Sodhi refused to comment on the threat calls. Sodhi, 57, who has served in GCMMF for nearly 34 years, was given a five-year extension as MD in September last year.
"Pujari then made three calls to Sodhi in the first week of May," K N Patel, assistant commissioner of police, crime branch, told TOI. He said that the calls were made using voice over internet protocol (VOIP) that masks the original number.
"The extortion calls are also made via proxy servers from Australia and some African countries," officials said.
Crime branch is already probing complaints of other threat calls made by Pujari to four persons in November last year and January. Earlier in January, Pujari had made three extortion call to Arvind Patel, managing director of Anand-based Patel Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, demanding Rs 25 crore. Pujari had then threatened to eliminate his entire family if the money was not paid.
"Pujari had even called up Ahmedabad-based builder Paresh Patel and later jeweller Rimple Patel, demanding protection money of Rs five crore from both. We have information that he has also targeted some builders in Rajkot," said a senior crime branch official.
Officials suspect that Pujari has got the numbers of local builders from Ahmedabad-resident Vicky Goswami, who is involved with the international drug mafia. Goswami is presently staying in Kenya with his Bollywood actress wife Mamta Kulkarni.
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