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The trend of threatening businesspersons, government employees and others and extorting huge amounts of money from them is rising in Nepalgunj, Annapurna Post daily reported.

Various underground outfits including Jantantrik Terai Mukti Tigers, Terai Jantantrik Party Madhes, Bhisma Ekata Parishad and Nepal Marxist Ganatantrik Yuwa Tigers have been threatening businesspersons by exploding bombs and extorting from them.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Mahesh Bikram Shah of Banke said, the trend of asking for money through phone or letters and exploding a bomb if the ‘donation’ is not given is rising.

“At first, they ask for hundreds of thousands through letters or slips at business houses and factories,” said SP Shah. “They bargain for the amount and settle for even a few thousands. If the businesspersons don’t give anything, then they threaten them by exploding bombs.”

Businesspersons, government employees and general public are suffering due to the extortion. All the Village Development Secretaries (VDC)s of the district had resigned en masse recently due to security threats and extortion.

Underground outfits exploded bombs in Ganapur VDC office, Khanal Resin Company and a plywood factory, among others in the recent weeks.

According to SP Shah, the underground outfits call other businesspersons after exploding a bomb at one place threatening them of similar fate if they don’t give ‘donations.’