Chatra: A tea-seller on Friday lodged a complaint at Pratappur police station after getting calls from an alleged PLFI member who has been demanding Rs 5 lakh from him over the past few days. Officer-in-charge of Pratappur police station P C Sinha said they have initiated an investigation on the matter. The complainant has been identified as Naresh Bharti — a resident of Pathra village under Pratappur block, who makes ends meet by selling tea and fritters at his shop in the hamlet. According to his complaint, Bharti found posters demanding Rs 5 lakh on behalf of PLFI pasted on his shop on November 29. Later, he started getting calls from one Saurabh Yadav, who claimed to be a PLFI member, and he demanded the same amount from him. “At first I thought someone from the village was playing a prank on me but upon getting the phone calls, I decided to contact the police,” he said.