The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against gangster Suresh Pujari on charges of extortion following a complaint by a private company's director, and the crime branch has launched a probe into the case, an official said.

Pujari, wanted in several extortion cases in the Mumbai region and adjoining Karnataka, was recently deported to India from the Philippines after being on the run for over 15 years. Recently, the director of a company which is into the business of recovery of loans approached the Mumbai Police with a complaint against Pujari, the official said. The complainant alleged that Pujari called him in March this year demanding Rs 1 crore and threatened to kill him if he did not pay the money, he said.