Adamant to their protest call against Vikas Yatra, on the day one, Maoist insurgents burnt two of the vehicles which had gone to leave the beneficiaries to their village. The incident occurred around 4.45 pm near Keshapur Middle School, nearly 15 km away from the district headquarters, police sources said.
Notably, in the function marking commencement of Vikash Yatra, former Prime Minister lal Krishna Advani and Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh distributed encouragement amount to tendu leaf collectors for which a number of people from the nearby villages had come to the meeting venue. In the evening, a Tata 709 vehicle of Forest Department and an lPT truck CG 18 A 7536 of Anshuman Road lines had gone Keshapur village to drop the beneficiaries. While returning both the vehicles were set on fire by Naxals near Keshapur Middle School. Due to fear of violence by insurgents, people residing to near the school fled their houses. However, the insurgents only put the two vehicles on fire but spared their driver as well as conductors.
The incident exposed the claims of district administration of making full proof security arrangements for VVIP persons as well as the 6100 km Vikash Yatra. Detailed information regarding the incident is awaited.