Two sharp-shooters of Gangster Ravi Pujari gang were arrested on Saturday for seeking Rs. 10 crore as extortion from a builder.
The two arrested by the Thane Police have been identified Nitin Rai and Dinesh Rai.
Two pistols and two live cartridges have been recovered from them.
According to the police , accused Dinesh Rai is the same guy who used to work for Fazal ur Rehman Gang.
Rai was arrested in 2004 for making an extortion call to the owner of Parag Sarees in Surat.
The call was allegedly made in connection to Shilpa Shetty's work in the advertisement of Parag Sarees.
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