The city police on Wednesday forwarded to court an antisocial, Saroj Maharana alias Umesh (31), who was arrested on Tuesday night from Thatari Sahi under the Chauliaganj police station here.
City DCP Sanjib Arora said Umesh was wanted in as many as 11 cases by different police stations of the city for his alleged involvement in tender-fixing, extortion and supply of arms and ammunitions and was an associate of dreaded mafia Dhalsamant brothers.
Arora further informed that Umesh was handled by hardcore criminal Bhajana alias Santosh Sahu of Chauliaganj to extort money from local shopkeepers, bus owners, and works contractors and from persons purchasing land or constructing new houses.
“He was also asking for money from owners of private educational institutions, Mandaps, nursing homes and from local private companies in the name of Dhalsamant brothers at gunpoint,” the DCP informed and said that with this, the number of arrests in D brothers’ link has gone up to 34.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that the city police have filed chargesheets in at least four more cases involving the Dhalsamant brothers at the local SDJM Court.
The police had earlier filed chargesheets in four cases.
A total of 21 cases have recently been registered against the mafia brothers and their associates.