Police on Friday registered two more cases of land grab and extortion against arrested former Sanakhemundi Congress MlA Ramesh Jena.
The cases were registered at the Patapur and Sadar police stations in Ganjam district.
According to reports, Jena was allegedly demanding extortion money from a poultry farm owner at Padmapur here. The complainant lodged a case at the Patapur police station.
The second case was registered at the Sadar police station in connection with alleged land grab in the Nimakhandi area.
Meanwhile, police filed a petition at the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court here seeking a fresh seven-day remand of Santosh Behera, an aide of Ramesh Jena, for further interrogation after his remand ended on Friday.
Santosh was arrested by Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar on dacoity charges along with three other associates.