Maoists went on the rampage in the insurgency-hit Kanker district and torched several vehicles deployed for mining work on Tuesday evening, police said.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident two police personnel were injured after a pressure mine planted by Maoists in Bijapur went off, police said on Tuesday.
“Unspecified numbers of Tippers and Poklen vehicles were burnt by Naxals at Hahaladdi iron ore mine. The mine belongs to Shri Bajrang Ispat & Power limited,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Kanker JS Meena said.
The incident occurred under limits of Durgkondal police station limits between 5:15 pm and 5:30 pm, he said.
“The police party had returned to its base after area domination exercise in the region. Naxals torched the vehicles after return of police team,” Meena said, adding that the Maoists were armed.
In the other incident, two security personnel, including a trooper of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, CoBRA-a specialized unit of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a blast, that took place in Maoist hot-bed Bijapur district on Tuesday, police said.
While undertaking joint operation in a forest close to village lenda, falling under limits of Basaguda police station, troopers accidently stepped on a pressure bomb triggering blast which left two security personnel, including a CoBRA jawan injured, police said.
The injured were identified as Constable Gulshan Kujur belonging to CoBRA’s 204th battalion and a trooper Bheema of District Force, police said.
According to the police, the injured personnel were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. In the wake of the incident, combing in the region has been intensified.