Anti-Extortion Drive: Viral Audio Case Cracked, 18 Arrested In Puri

Puri: Intensifying the drive in opposition to extortion, Police in Puri have arrested 18 individuals for his or her alleged involvement in varied felony actions and assortment of ‘dadabati’ from merchants and businessmen.
A couple of days again, a viral audio of some anti-socials threatening some hoteliers and demanding extortion was discovered being circulated and later Puri SP too got here throughout it.
Immediate motion was initiated by Puri Police and metropolis DSP and IICs and personnel of eight police stations performed a number of raids at completely different locations of town. During the drive, 18 criminals concerned in varied crimes, assortment of extortion and in particular circumstances have been apprehended and forwarded to the court docket.
The viral audio case has additionally been cracked. The accused has been recognized and arrested based mostly on a case registered on the Baliapanda police station.
Zero tolerance to crime and delinquent actions within the district has been on the prime of the precedence checklist, says Puri police.
Last month, Police right here had arrested seven individuals together with a minor boy on expenses of demanding extortion from an individual and murderously attacking him. A criticism filed by one Prabhakar Mohapatra, within the night of December 18, he acquired data relating to admission of his son on the Puri district headquarters hospital and that he’s in a important situation.
As per the allegations, his son together with two of his mates was returning to his home that night when on the best way close to Gokhasahi, the accused individuals demanded extortion (dadabati). However, when Mohapatra’s son refused to provide them cash, the accused allegedly attacked him with a knife injuring him grievously. He was instantly rushed to the hospital in a important situation.
Following a number of raids, Baselisahi Police was capable of apprehend the accused and after an intensive interrogation, it’s claimed that they confessed to have dedicated the offence. The accused have been booked below sections 341/386/324/307/34 of the IPC, and forwarded to court docket.
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