Overview

• Trader received a letter on May 31 demanding ₹50 lakh for a “Maoist fund” and warning him against contacting police.
• The note was signed by Samir Mondal and directed payment to Gupi Kanta Banerjee alias Mukul in North 24 Parganas.
• Investigators have launched authenticity checks through postal routing and identity verification in Deganga.
• Officers are examining whether the demand stems from genuine Maoist extortion or a rival-business ploy.
• This marks the first complaint in nearly a decade of a city trader alleging a Maoist-style threat letter.