Gangster sentenced to 5 years in jail in extortion case

A court here today sentenced gangster Sushant Dhalasamant to five years rigorous imprisonment in an extortion case registered against him 19-years ago.

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bandana Kar convicted Dhalasamant for extorting money from a businessman at Bidanasi area of the city in 1999 and threatening police by firing in the air from his revolver.

The court sentenced him to five years imprisonment in the extortion case and three years in jail for threatening police by firing from his revolver.

The court said both the sentences will run concurrently.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for the charges of extortion and firing each.

Dhalasamant was arrested by the police in January 2016 for allegedly murdering two of his associates and is currently lodged in jail. There are 30 other cases pending against him.