In Kalahandi district, there have been allegations of extortion of money in the name of Maoists. Police have arrested a young man in connection with the case yesterday.
According to reports, the young man was arrested on charges of extorting money in the name of Maoist from a contractor. Police somehow received the information and arrested the person.
The arrested youth is identified as Subash Majhi (34) of Pitaguda (ପିତାଗୁଡା) village under Golamunda police station area. As per sources, Golamunda police also seized a local gun from the youth.
It is alleged that the youth worked for the Maoist long ago. On the other hand, there has been a lot of Maoist activity in the area in the past. So, after arresting the youth, Golamunda police started an investigation.