During Saturday night Maoist insurgents set a bamboo depot of Kanker district on fire in which bamboos worth Rs50 lakh was reportedly gutted.
According to police officials, around 2 dozen Maoist rebels attacked Bande Forest Depot around mid night Friday.
They first drove out depot employees and thereafter put the blocks of bamboos on fire.
On getting information Saturday morning officials rushed to the spot with fire brigade and were trying to control the fire.
As per a rough estimate, bamboos worth Rs50 lakh have been destroyed in the fire.