The family of Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed by Maoists in an attack in Chhattisgarh last month, today said they continue to receive threats from the extremists who asked them to leave their ancestral place and demanded security.

Accompanied by Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh, Karma's wife Devki, son Deepak and three other sons, met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and apprised him about the threats the family continues to receive from Naxals. "We want security. The Naxals asked us to leave our ancestral place in Bastar and warned of dire consequences if we do not follow their diktat," Deepak told reporters after meeting the Home Minister.