In the insurgency-hit Khakhanda village of Mahuatand in the district, a grader machine was set on fire by unidentified miscreants at 11:30 pm on Friday. Police are investigating the case. Whether it is a Naxalite incident or the incident has been carried out by criminals, the police are investigating the matter,said ASP Anjani Anjan.
Police sources said that the three miscreants who carried out the incident reached here riding on a bike. In the insurgency-hit Khakhanda village of Mahuatand in Bokaro district, the grader machine was set on fire late at night. The police reached the spot as soon as the incident was received and got involved in the investigation.
Police have informed that no leaflet has been received from the spot. This grader machine is worth Rs 1.5 crore. There is a fire in the grader’s cabin. The grader machine of East India Construction Company, which is renovating the Lalpania-Naya diversion path, has been set on fire.
An attempt was also made to burn the emotion spray machine, which failed. A roller was also standing which had been abandoned. Jageshwar Bihar Police Station incharge Vishnu Saha is present at the scene.