A group of Maoists ransacked a construction camp and set several vehicles on fire near Desughati under the Belghar police limits in Kandhamal district on Monday night.
According to reports, around 15 to 20 Red rebels barged into the camp, thrashed its employees and torched the vehicles, which were used for construction of the proposed Belghar-Jhiripani road.
Before fleeing the place, the extremists left a poster at the spot in which they warned to stop the road construction alleging that it would not benefit the tribals and is being undertaken to loot minerals from the region.
Panic gripped the area on Tuesday morning after the incident came to the fore. The roads wore a deserted look as locals avoided movement on the route. Police have started investigation into the incident.