The Kaikaluru police on Saturday arrested three “pseudo-Naxals” for allegedly threatening to kill an aquafarmer in the Eluru district and attempting to extort ₹2 crore from him.
The three have been identified as S. Hemanth Kumar, Ch. Barambasu and Th. Yesebu of Mandavalli mandal in the district. Another accused, Hyderabad-based D. Manik Rao, is on the run.
During a press conference here on Saturday, Kaikaluru CI Akula Raghu said, “A group of four pseudo-Naxals has been threatening to eliminate I.V.K.V. Prasada Raju if he fails to pay ₹2 crore.”