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Two more extortionists arrested

By Hantigiri Narzary |

The Kokrajhar police have arrested two more people for trying to extort money from a contractor of NTPC in Salakati. Two others were held on Sunday night from Basugaon town of Chirang district. All they were trying to extort money from the contractor in Harigaon on Saturday in the name of NDFB. 

Govindo Barman was caught red handed. It was he who revealed the names of two more persons to be picked up from Basugaon. They were identified as Krishna Debnath and Utpal Pandit. Earlier two others were Govindo Debnath and Biplob Debnath were arrested. 

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