In a major breakthrough, the police on Friday arrested two extortionists on the charge of giving death threat to a sand businessman from Alipingala area, six km away from here.
The duo extortionists were identified as Santosh Patra alias Santu from Niali under Cuttack district and Sagar Mallick, a resident of Olavar village under Balikuda area, while another two accused involved in the incident are absconding, informed SDPO Jagatsinghpur Sujogya Mishra.
Briefing mediapersons, SDPO Mishra informed that police recovered one gun, two round cartridges, a bike and two mobile phones under possession of the two extortionists. They were hired by one anti-social cum sand trader Bibekananda Sahoo alias Chaga who at present is lodged in Alipingala jail. Chaga was arrested two years ago for attacking Ullas Kabu over row over Alipingala sand heap lease.
Kabu and a few of his associates had obtained the sand lease that had drawn Chaga’s wrath. Chaga after arrest had threatened Kabu to withdraw the case and leave Alipingal sand lease but the latter paid no heed. Chaga had dispatched the two extortionists for terrorizing Kabu