Four persons arrested for extortion bid posing as Maoists in Odisha

Police on Wednesday arrested four persons, including two women, after they threatened a man by posing as Maoists and tried to extort money in the Doraguda area of Rayagada district.   

The police action came following a complaint from one Paramananda Nayak of Dimudi village.  In his complaint filed on December 3 at Doraguda Police Station, Nayak alleged that the four accused, claiming to be Maoists, sent a letter to him, demanding Rs 60 lakh. 

As Nayak neither responded to their letter nor deposited the money in any account, two persons including a woman came to Nayak’s house on December 4. The woman allegedly threatened Nayak with life if the demanded money was not deposited in the account. “The two came to my house and handed me a letter on Maoist letterhead. When I sought to know their identities, they hurriedly went away. In the letter, they claimed to be Maoists and demanded Rs 60 lakh,” Nayak said. 

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Acting on the complaint, police investigated the matter and arrested the accused. Police also seized four mobile phones and two letters in Maoist letterheads. The accused were produced in court. 

However, no comments have been received from the police.