Hyderabad, May 28 -- Jeedimetla police on Wednesday, May 28, arrested two individuals for impersonating as Maoists and attempting to extort Rs 50 lakh from a Hyderabad-based businessman. A total of 13 country-made bombs were also seized.

On May 22, police received a complaint from Kuna Raghavender Goud saying his father, Ravinder Goud, informed him that the Tulsi plant in front of their house had been damaged. A letter and a red-coloured towel were found placed on their car.

Raghavender Goud returned home to inspect and found the letter in which the perpetrators identified themselves as Maoists and demanded Rs 50 lakhs. If he did not comply, they would kill him.

Following the complaint, police verified over 500 CCTV footage and rounded...