Police on Sunday arrested dreaded gangster and tender mafia Syed Imran Ali alias Sappo from here. The Kendrapada Town police arrested the antisocial for his alleged involvement in tender-fixing, criminal intimidation, extortion and other cases.
Sappo has been arrested on tender fixing and other charges, Kendrapada SP Nitinjit Singh said. The 40-year-old gangster was arrested under Sections 399 and 402 of IPC and later he was forwarded to court. Notably, Sappo is the younger brother of gangster Syed Usman Ali alias Tito, who has been cooling his heels in judicial custody since long. Earlier in February this year also, Sappo was arrested by local police on tender-fixing charges. Prior to his arrest, around 23 of his accomplices were rounded up.