Kendrapara: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Wednesday raided a motorcycle showroom in Kendrapara district to investigate the alleged criminal and financial links of gangster Syed Usman Ali alias Tito.
According to STF sources, the raid, in Pattamundai area in the district was conducted to ascertain whether the gangster had invested money in the showroom.
The showroom was earlier seized by CB officials along with a furniture showroom, belonging to Tito’s relatives at Marsaghai.
On August 24, a team of STF had interrogated two engineers for their alleged links with Tito.
According to sources, Rural Development Department executive engineer Nalinikant Senapati and Lift Irrigation Department executive engineer Bidyabhusan Nayak were questioned at Kendrapara SDPO’s office for financial links with the gangster.
The STF had on August 23 unearthed Tito’s involvement in illegal cattle transportation by arresting one of his associates.
The accused, identified as Batu Pani, operating the gangster’s cattle transportation network in Odisha and outside, was nabbed by a team of STF from Kalinga Vihar.
A pistol and four vehicles, including an expensive motorcycle, were seized from his possession.
The previous night, the STF had picked up an associate of Tito, identified as Saroj Pati from Kendrapara district for interrogation in connection with his alleged links with the gangster.
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