Maoists blow up panchayat building in Jharkhand

Sunday, November 15, 2009, 16:40 [IST]

Dumbuli (Jharkhand), Nov 15 (ANI): Activists of the banned Maoist organisation have blown up an under-construction panchayat building t Dumbuli village in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand early on Sunday morning.

According to Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha around 30 ultras equipped with fire-arms blew up the building in the wee hours.

The police rushed to the spot and a massive combing operation was launched to track down the red ultra in the region, he added.

Earlier on Friday, Maoist activists had set on fire a crusher plant in Manoharpur and torched three earthmovers at Sonua. (ANI)

Topics: maoists, blow, panchayat, building, jharkhand

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