Shillong: A local militant group has made
extortion demands of Rs 30 lakh to petrol pump owners in two
districts of Meghalaya triggering panic among the business
circles.
In the demand note, signed by the self-styled Finance
Secretary of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), the pump
owners have been asked to pay Rs 30 lakh each by March 13 or
face "dire consequences", police sources said today.
The extortion notes were sent to the pump owners in
past few days.
The outfit earlier served demand notes ? ranging from
Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 crore - to coal traders and prominent
businessmen in the two districts, sources said
It had also kidnapped the chief of a Garo clan on
January 11 and demanded Rs 1 crore for his release. The clan
chief still remained untraced.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 14:13