Police constable arrested for posing as Maoist in Odisha

Following this, Saban Kumar lodged a complaint at the Bissamcuttack police station the next day against the unknown caller. During the course of inquiry, the police found out that the unknown caller was none other than G. Srikant. Police seized a 9 mm pistol, live bullets, three mobile phones and one two wheeler from the possession of the arrested constable. The problem of fake Maoists is quite acute in Rayagada, one of the Maoist-affected districts of the state since early 2000. Every year, there are a few incidents of people getting arrested for extortion while posing as Maoists. In January this year, police had arrested four criminals, who tried to extort money from businessmen of Kashipur in Rayagada by posing as Maoists. In July this year, three persons including a forest deputy forest ranger were arrested on charges of extorting people posing as Maoists in Bargarh district. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://www.trakyadans.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/119916/Default.aspx