A recently apppointed assistant teacher of Saotal Chuburi LP School under Behali police station, Putul Das, today filed a complaint to the police that he has received calls from a militant leader asking for money.
As per the complaint, M Maithang, area commander of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Ranjan) called up Das and asked him to pay Rs 50,000 once and then Rs 20,000 each month for joining as a teacher in Bodo diminated area.
Das, in his complaint, said the militant leader threatened him with dire consequences if he failed to pay.
Besides filing a complaint with the Jinjia police outpost, Das has also sent written complaint to the Sonitpur district administration.
"I do not want to lose my life due to inability to pay the money... I will be forced to leave the job and become unemployed once the school reopens after the summer vacation," Das said.
There are reports of demands on other newly appointed teachers in the district but none of them have filed complaint with the police.
