Two Demand Money Posing As Maoists, Arrested 

Two persons have been arrested in Jamshedpur for allegedly impersonating as Maoists and demanding a hefty levy from an acquaintance of a senior JMM leader.

The arrest was made after an FIR was registered by Lakhan Mardi, a close friend of JMM MLA Champai Soren's son Babulal, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Musaboni) Ajit Kumar Vimal said.

Addressing a press conference here, Vimal, accompanied by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (CCR) Sudhir Kumar, said Mardi had been receiving threat calls from an unknown number on his mobile phone over the past few months.

The caller introduced himself as Deepak Munda, a commander of a Maoist outfit, and threatened to kill Mardi and Babulal if he was not paid a levy of Rs 20 lakh. The caller had also assured the Maoist group's help to the JMM in the next elections.