Two fake Naxals were arrested for threatening and demanding money from a Headmaster of Jamali (Navadih) Primary School through letters here, police said.
The two accused Mohan Sahu (24) and Gitesh Dhruva (30) allegedly used red ink to write threatening letters to the Headmaster Bodhan lal Sahu (56) to demand money, they stated.
The two accused threw three letters on September 19, 20 and 22 in the school while demanding Rs 2 lakh cash from the Headmaster and threatened to kill him. After ignoring the threats twice, the Headmaster finally reported the matter to Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Kumar Jha who directed the Crime Squad to investigate the matter.
When after waiting for 10 days, the two accused sent another threatening letter on September 30, giving the Headmaster a final warning by increasing the amount to Rs 4 lakh on October 11, the Headmaster again reported the matter to the police . The Crime squad then laid a trap and finally arrested the duo from Jamali road locality in the city.