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Naxals extorting money from traders, industrialists: Govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Naxals are extorting money from traders, industrialists and others in different areas in the country, Lok Sabha was informed today.

"There are reports that money is extorted by anti-social elements, left wing extremists etc, from traders and industrialists in select pockets," Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in reply to a written question.

The Minister said the data on extortion of money from traders and industrialists by anti-social elements, mafia and Naxalities in states are not maintained centrally, he said.

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First Published: Mar 03 2015 | 3:48 PM IST

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