C’garh Police arrested four in Essar payment case

Arrest is made following allegation that Essar gave protection money to Naxals.

The Chhattisgarh Police have registered a case and arrested four persons following allegations of payment of money by industrial house Essar to the Naxals,the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said the Left Wing Extremist groups,particularly the CPI (Maoists) resort to extortion through coercive means from a variety of sources including contractors,businessmen,industries etc.

In Chhattisgarh,allegations of payment of money by an industrial house,namely Essar,to the CPI(Maoists) through a facilitator,in response to their extortion demands have come to notice in the current year, he said in a written reply.

Singh said Chhattisgarh Police have registered a case and arrested four persons in the aforementioned matter and the Chhattisgarh government has handed over the investigation to a Special Investigation Team of the CID.

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