Rayagada, Dec.05: Two persons were arrested for allegedly running a fake Maoist outfit and demanding extortion from a contractor in Rayagada, police said on Wednesday.
The accused has been identified as K Madhav Rao of Kasturinagar and V Jagannath of JK Pur area.
The arrests were made following the complaint of a contractor against the accused duo. In his complaint, the contractor stated that Rao and Jagannath had demanded Rs 50 lakh extortion by impersonating themselves as Maoists.
Later, he lodged a complaint with the local police. Based on the complaint, the police had launched a probe into the matter and arrested the accused. The duo was produced before the court.
Earlier, one of the accused was arrested by Rayagada police in connection with the case.
Prasanta Patnaik