Tightening their noose on arrested former Sanakhemundi Congress MlA Ramesh Jena, police on Friday slapped a fresh case against him, his father and four others on the charges of running an illegal tobacco manufacturing unit in Brahmapur.
Brahmapur SP Sarthak Sarangi said the case has been lodged against Jena, his father Arakhit Jena, tobacco trader Venkat Patra and Prasant Mohanty and two others.
The SP said Arakhit Jena was supervising the affairs of the unit at Srikshetra Vihar in Brahmapur. Sources said police arrested Venkat and Prasant and forwarded them to court.
Meanwhile, cops seized two vehicles of arrested BMC Ward-5 Congress Corporator Murali Mohan engaged at the BSNl.
Different cases like extortion, murder, attempt-to-murder, land grabbing and many other cases have already been lodged against the former MlA, his father and associates.