The Naxals went on the rampage in Bastar region and burned a JCB machine deployed in road construction in a Kukanar area of restive Bastar district. The left wing insurgents also tried to ambush a police party at the same spot but apt reply from jawans forced the Naxals to retreat to the jungles. No one was hurt in the incident, police said on Thursday.
According to the police, in a different incident Naxals had also planted a 10 kg land mine that was detected and defused by the police.
Police sources informed that road construction work is going on in Nekhavaya village under Kukanar police station of Bastar district. Some armed Naxals reached on the spot and burnt the JCB machine deployed in construction work.
After getting the information a police party was sent to the spot which came under indiscriminate gun fire by Maoists in a forested patch near Jangalpal village. The gun battle lasted for about an hour after which the Naxals fled to the dense forests, police informed.
In a separate incident a road opening party from Kukanar village detected a 10 kg land mine near Palem village and averted a major mishap.
Notably on March 11, 16 people including a civilian were gunned down in a Naxal ambush near Jeeram Gahti of Sukma district. The police party consisting of District Force and CRPF was on way to guard a road construction work when they were ambushed.