The Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested two dreaded criminal brothers from a rented house in the Pokhariput area here on the charges of tender-fixing and extortion.
The accused brothers, Sushant Dhalsamant (45) and his brother Sushil Dhalsamant (42), were arrested from the city by a special team of the Choudwar police. Three revolvers, 99 rounds of bullets and Rs2.15 crore were seized from their possessions. Three luxurious cars were also seized from their possessions.
“A team of police officials of the Choudwar police under the direct supervision of Cuttack DCP Sanjeev Arora arrested Sushant Dhalsamant and Sushil Dhalsamant from a house in Pokharipur area in Bhubaneswar,” informed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police YB Khurania.
Police raided the duo’s residence at CDA in Cuttack where Rs2.5 crore cash and five luxury cars were seized.
Khurania said as many as 13 cases, including three murder cases were registered against Sushant Dhalsamant at various Police Stations in the State while eleven cases were pending against his brother Sushil.
“The siblings were absconding since 2004 and were staying in cities like Visakhapatnam and Mumbai on fake identities. They were visiting Odisha occasionally,” Khurania added.
Of the two brothers, Sushil is understood to have links with some high-profile political leaders. He was once seen sharing dais with Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and PCC vice president Suresh Mohapatra at a function of the Cuttack-based Yuva Nagar Sangha. Sushi heads the Sangha.
Sources said the police were raiding the houses of the duo in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam.
Notably, the duo had gained notoriety since 1993-94 and was accused in several cases of murders, attempt to murder, dacoity and robbery.