Police arrest Maoist & his assistant with Rs 10,000 "levy"

The police today arrested a Maoist and his associate while receiving "levy" of Rs 10,000 from a private company staff near Indrapuri barrage in Bihar's Rohtas district.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mohammad Anwar Javed Ansari said that the two arrested had been identified as Arun Kumar alias Birbal and Dhiraj Kumar.
Arun Kumar is an accused in a murder case in Aurangabad district.
The officer said that the maoists had demanded "levy" from the manager of UVB company, a private firm engaged in construction of canal, on mobile phone and threatened him with dire consequences if he fails to pay levy.

The manager of the company had lodged an FIR with Indrapuri police station on December 10, 2016, SDPO said and added the police are also making inquiry about the company's employee who had gone to pay "levy" to the Maoist.