Two henchmen of the two notorious Dhalasamant brothers were nabbed by the Chaliaganj police on Sunday for allegedly trying to extort money from a person in Cuttack city.
The accused identified as Bharat Bhusan Swain and Siba Prasad Gochhi threatened complainant Amit Kumar Pattanaik to give them Rs 5 lakh protection money. Pattnaik had purchased a plot at Gandarpur in the city and started construction work of a new house there.
Pattnaik alleged that the duo stopped the construction work and demanded the money. As Pattnaik expressed his inability to pay the money, they threatened him of dire consequences.The accused also warned the victim to kill him if he reported the matter to police.