In an alarming indication of growing left wing extremist activities, the members of outlawed CPI (Maoists) went on rampage in Maharashtra and Telangana border area setting fire to more than 50 vehicles.
An alert was sounded in Telangana districts bordering Maharashtra after the Maoists targeted the vehicles transporting iron ore from Gadharoli district of Maharashtra this morning.
According to the police Maoists carried out the attack in Surajgadh area of Gadharoli and burnt 47 lorries and tippers, 4 JCB , two road rollers and many other vehicles. Tension gripped the area and the police forces of the two states launched a combing operation in the forest area.
The combing operation was also on in Manthani and Mahadevpur divisions of Telangana as the Maoists were believed to have crossed the border from Maharashtra.
Though the movement of Maoists between the two States had increased of late, this first time since the formation of Telangana State that the Maoists have carried out such a big operation close to the border of the State.
Intelligence agencies have been warning that the Maoists were trying to return to Telangana and resume their activities.