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Outlaw demands toll from mayor

6 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Staff Correspondent, Khulna

An outlaw has demanded Tk 10 lakh as illegal toll from Khulna City Corporation (KCC) mayor and city Awami League president Talukder Abdul Khaleque. The caller who did not disclose his name other than identifying himself as an outlaw demanded money and threatened the mayor over cell phone. The mayor said he had filed a general diary (GD) with Khulna Sadar police station on Tuesday. "I shall file another GD as the same caller demanded the money again yesterday", the mayor said.