A special MCOCA court in Mumbai has acquitted William Rodrigues (30) and Akash Shetty (40) in an extortion case connected to gangster Ravi Pujari. The court found their confessions were involuntary, citing threats, inducement, and police misconduct—noting that Rodrigues’ parents were reportedly held in custody during the confession, and that police officers were present in the statement-recording room .

The extortion demand: ₹2 crore, allegedly conveyed by Pujari between November 2018 and January 2019, targeting a builder and his family .

The court deemed the confessions unreliable and insufficient as the sole basis for conviction .

This verdict follows a pattern of acquittals in cases linked to Ravi Pujari, including earlier rulings involving other gang associates

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