Maoists torch four construction company vehicles
GAYA:
An unspecified number of heavily armed Maoists, said to be members of
the PLGA, the armed wing of the CPI(Maoist), the most dreaded Naxalite
outfit, raided the makeshift premises of a road construction company around Thursday midnight near Nepa village under Tekari police
station area of the district. According to reports reaching the
district headquarters, the Maoists announced their arrival with several
rounds of deafening fire that tore through the deadly silence of the
nearby villages.
The Maoists ordered the construction workers sleeping at the site to move to safer positions and torched the vehicles including dumpers and pay loaders. The Red rebels also raised revolutionary slogans and warned the construction company owners against future violation of the 'levy' (protection money) demand made by the Maoists. No harm was done to any of the construction company workers present at the site.
According to SSP Nishant Tiwari, the local police and the CRPF promptly responded to the Maoist attack and timely arrival of the police party forced the Maoists to retreat. The police suspected the involvement of Chandan, alleged to be a hardcore Naxalite of the area in the torching of the vehicles. Chandan recently came out of jail after being granted bail in the cases pending against him. The police were also verifying construction company records to ascertain the insurance status of the damaged vehicles, said the SSP. ASP Ashok Kumar rushed to the place of occurrence soon after getting information about the incident.
The area has witnessed little Maoist activity in recent times and as such the incident, according to sources, has caused alarm in official circles.Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Maoists-torch-four-construction-company-vehicles/articleshow/28026620.cms
The Maoists ordered the construction workers sleeping at the site to move to safer positions and torched the vehicles including dumpers and pay loaders. The Red rebels also raised revolutionary slogans and warned the construction company owners against future violation of the 'levy' (protection money) demand made by the Maoists. No harm was done to any of the construction company workers present at the site.
According to SSP Nishant Tiwari, the local police and the CRPF promptly responded to the Maoist attack and timely arrival of the police party forced the Maoists to retreat. The police suspected the involvement of Chandan, alleged to be a hardcore Naxalite of the area in the torching of the vehicles. Chandan recently came out of jail after being granted bail in the cases pending against him. The police were also verifying construction company records to ascertain the insurance status of the damaged vehicles, said the SSP. ASP Ashok Kumar rushed to the place of occurrence soon after getting information about the incident.
The area has witnessed little Maoist activity in recent times and as such the incident, according to sources, has caused alarm in official circles.Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Maoists-torch-four-construction-company-vehicles/articleshow/28026620.cms
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