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Extortionists active again in Khulna

Staff Correspondent, Khulna
Extremists and extortionists have started returning to Khulna city in last couple of weeks and been collecting tolls from different markets and shop owners.
Sources said a businessman of Shamim Square Market wishing anonymity has appealed to the home minister for her intervention in this regard so that local people can get rid of two underground party cadres involved in rampant extortion and drug trafficking in the area.
The businessman has identified the two cadres of the outlawed party as Ibrahim Molla and Saiful Molla. The duo often holds meetings with other party cadres and raises tolls from different shops at gunpoint, he said in his petition on January 12.
I Ie also alleged that a coun-
cillor of Khulna City Corporation harbours the two cadres.
Moreover, there are allegations that extremists have been threatening people with severe consequence if they are not paid tolls as per their demand.
On January 8, Janata Bank Mirerdenga branch manager Ashish Kumar Dutta, Roosevelt Jetty' branch manager in Khulna city Hamidul Huq and Rampal branch manager in Eagerhat Rabindranath Mistry received death threats over cell phone for not paying tolls to the
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The managers filed general diaries (GDs) with police stations concerned.
Extremists also demanded tolls from Khulna University Assistant Registrar Golarn Kibria and threatened to kill him if he failed to payTk 1 lakh.
1 le also filed a GD following the threat.
Shahadat Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of KMR told The Daily Star that efforts are going on to track down the criminals.
Meanwhile, members of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party kidnapped a child girl for ransom from Uttar Sajiara village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna early yesterday, reports UNB.
Police said a group of 7-8 members of the party swooped on the house of Kartik Chandra Boiragi at about 2:00am and picked up Chayan and her mother Adori Rani Boiragi.
Later, the criminals set Adori free and demanded Tk 10 lakh in ransom for the release of Chayan.
A 150-member strong team of police launched a manhunt at different places yesterday to rescue the kidnapped girl, nut could not trace her till filing of the report at about 6.30 pm.