Maoists blow up railway station, school in Jharkhand
Wed, Apr 22 08:34 AM
Ranchi, April 22 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway station and a school in two separate incidents in Jharkhand, police said Wednesday.
Over 50 rebels of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bombed Utari Road railway station and also destroyed a nearby track in Palamau district, about 190 km from here, late Tuesday.
Police said the militants had planned to target the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, which was to pass through the station 30 minutes after the blast.
The route of the train was diverted after the incident. Railway services were disrupted on the Dehri Onson and Barkakana route.
Maoist rebels also blew up a school and health centre in Narayanpur village in Chatra district Tuesday night. Eighteen government buildings, including nine schools, have been bombed in the last two weeks in the state.
Maoist rebels are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state. Nearly 1,500 people have been killed in the last eight years in Maoist related violence in the state.
Wed, Apr 22 09:12 AM
Patna, April 22 (IANS) Suspected Maoists killed a truck driver and set ablaze nine trucks in Bihar's Gaya district and bombed a block office in Aurangabad district early Wednesday, a day ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, police said.
Over 100 armed Maoists attacked trucks on the busy Grand Trunk Road near Barachatti in Gaya, about 100 km from here, at around 12.30 am. They forcibly stopped the trucks at gun point and torched nine of the vehicles.
A truck driver, Lakshman Yadav, was shot dead while trying to escape with his truck.
A group of armed Maoists also bombed the Dev block development office in Aurangabad district, which is about 50 km from Gaya.
'They used explosives. The building was badly damaged,' said Gaya Superintendent of Police M.R. Naik.
'We have received information about violence by Maoists in Gaya and Aurangabad districts. Security reinforcements have been sent there,' said Bihar police chief D.N. Gautam.
Thirteen of the state's 40 seats will go to the polls Thursday. The other two rounds will be held April 30 and May 7. The first phase was held for 13 seats April 16 .
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