Two held for extorting money from contractor in Cuttack

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 23, 2020 IST

Cuttack, Oct 23: Chauliaganj police today arrested two miscreants for allegedly extorting money from a contractor. Police have seized a pistol and four bullets from the accused identified as Bikram Rout (44), and Sumanta Kumar Parida (42). Police said that the accused have demanded extortion of Rs 1 lakh from the contractor while the victim had already paid them Rs 50000. “The accused threatened the contractor to withdraw from the construction of a government building at Gatiroutapatna. The accused have also threatened him at gunpoint on Sunday at the construction site,” said a police official. Police said that they are further verifying the antecedents of the accused while efforts are on to nab another accused involved in the crime.

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