Yet another associate of mafia Dhalsamant brothers was arrested by the Commissionerate Police here on Monday, taking the total arrests in the case to eight.
Briefing reporters, city DCP Sanjeev Arora said one Sulekha Sahoo alias Sula was arrested following raids conducted in his Ranihat house on Sunday night. “Three firearms, including a sophisticated pistol, and 15 live ammunitions were seized from his possession,” Arora said, adding that the accused was involved in two criminal cases.
Similarly, the police on Sunday night had also conducted raids in the house of another associate of the Dhalsamant brothers in the Badambadi area. Since the suspect, who is alleged to have business links with the mafia brothers, was absconding, a manhunt is on to nab him, police said.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the police have moved yet another petition before the local SDJM Court to take the arrested brothers on a further remand for seven days in a separate case. The brothers would be physically produced before the court on Tuesday, the sources said.
Sources further said that while the court is likely to hear the remand petition of police on Tuesday, it is also likely to hear the petition filed by Dhalsamant brother’s counsel, who had earlier alleged violation of court orders by the police during the previous remand periods. It was alleged that the police had not allowed the accused persons’ lawyer to meet them during the time of remand as was allowed by the court.
The mafia siblings Sushant and Sushil were arrested on January 29 last for their alleged involvement in abduction and murder of their two former estranged associates, way back in November 2013. The police in the meantime had taken the duo on remand for 12 days in two phases.