More extortion threats

Statesman News Service

MALDA, Feb 28: Malda police are still clueless about the identity of the person who sent anonymous threat letters demanding extortion to more than 10 villagers at Baidyapur under Habibpur police station, close to India Bangladesh border in the past few days. Tension gripped villagers and they are not in position to move freely in their villages fearing attack by the group who sent letters threatening to kill them.Malda police super Mr Satyajit Bandyopadhyay today admitted that more such threat letters were received by villagers since last night. Local sources said that a total of 12 persons got such letters. Local sources said: “6th battalion KLO is working behind the extortion.” “We are still clueless. We do not have any clue to establish KLO link at present. Our inspector in charge of Habibpur police station is trying hard to crack down the case. Local people are involved in this job”, Mr Bandyopadhya said. According to him, a year ago a man in the neighbouring village got a similar letter but no untoward incident occurred when he did not pay the demanded amount. In recent letters, the group (called Dada group) has demanded more than Rs. 30,000-40,000 from the villagers.