Reddy lodged a complaint with the police that the duo demanded Rs 2 lakh from him.
A shadow committee called Adilabad Praja Panula Rakshana Committee (public works protection committee) a first of its kind was floated allegedly backed by the police after Maoists torched the machinery used in construction of the inter-state bridge on river Pranahitha at Gudem village in Bejjur mandal on April 26, 2016.
Bhadrachalam: Two unidentified persons threatened BJP leader and Gandhi Patham district convener Busireddy Sankar Reddy in Bhadrachalam on Thursday claiming to be Maoists.
Mr Reddy lodged a complaint with the police that the duo demanded Rs 2 lakh from him.
According to his complaint, the lungi-clad duo, knocked on his door and said that they were members of the Maoist Party. “They asked me to give '2 lakh in cash and two cell phones. They told me that they were facing trouble in Chhattisgarh,” he said. Mr Reddy went inside and locked the door, after which they fled.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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