AURANGABAD, June 1 -- Police arrested six men claiming to be members of CPI (Maoist) for allegedly "extorting" and "threatening" a construction agency working at Chapra village under Bandeya police station limits in Aurangabad district, police said Sunday. According to the police, the accused sent a threatening letter to the agency on Tuesday seeking money to allow them to continue pond excavation work. The self-styled Maoists also reached the construction site the next day and disrupted ongoing work. In the letter, the men allegedly threatened to harm the workers and set ablaze heavy machinery and equipment, police said. A case was registered against unidentified persons. SP Ambrish Rahul then constituted an SIT for the identification and arrest. Based on technical analysis, ground intelligence and CCTV footage, police and Special Task Force (STF) arrested Uday Kumar from Tikari Police Station area in Gaya district on Saturday. His statement led to the arrest of Santu Yadav. Officers also seized a country-made pistol from Santu's possession. Subsequently, police recovered another country-made pistol, a Tharnet (improvised firearm), and one Musket (short barrel rifle) from a field based on his identification. A separate case was registered under the Arms Act after the recovery of the firearms. The arrested duo led the SIT to their four associates: Sanjay Paswan, Ranjit Kumar, Anil Yadav and Chandra Prakash Vishwakarma. All four were arrested. SP Rahul said, "The arrested accused have confessed to their involvement in the crime. Preliminary investigations suggest they were attempting to extort locals and contractors by invoking the name of a maoist organisation to instill fear." "Efforts are underway to ascertain whether the accused have any direct links with any organised criminal gang or banned organisation. The police are also investigating other aspects of the case and further legal action is ongoing," he added....