Notorious gangster Jayesh Poojary, who had been brought to a court in Belagavi connection with the cases pending against him, allegedly raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans in the court premises, resulting in people and advocates, assembled there, roughing him up on Wednesday.
Police personnel present there secured Poojary and brought him to the APMC police station.
Poojary, a native of Dakshin Kannada, has been housed at Central Prison, Hindalga in Belagavi. He had earlier made threatening calls to the office of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and had demanded ransom.
Nagpur police had taken him into their custody for investigations.
He was brought to court here on Wednesday in connection with a pending case when the incident took place.
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