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 handler of gangster Chhota Rajan's finances, Santosh Mahadev Sawant aka Abu Sawant, was deported to India, in a joint operation by the Central Bureau of India (CBI) and the Mumbai Crime Branch.
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.
Director Umesh Shukla of 'OMG: Oh My God!' fame is set to start rolling the cameras for his film based on the book 'A Don's Nemesis' by retired IPS officer Amar Kumar Pandey.