nMaoists reportedly torched construction vehicles engaged in road construction in Manpur region of Naxal-hit Rajnandgaon districted, police said here on Tuesday.
Two Hyva vehicles that were engaged in road construction between Sarkheda and Gutampur under Aundhi police station limits of Manpur region were torched by the left-wing insurgents.
“The vehicles belonging to Landmark Constructions were parked at the construction site about 10 km from police station. The driver and cleaners who were in the vehicles were thrashed by Naxals and told to run away,” a local police officer said while adding Maoist had left behind posters and banners in the village.
After receiving the news of the incident, a police team was rushed to the spot.
According to police the incident happened on the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border and Maoist Jatgaon/Korchi dalam could be behind the incident.