Around 10 vehicles engaged in mining work at Barbaspur village of insurgency-hit Bhanupratappur block in Kanker district were set afire by armed left-wing extremists, police said here on Sunday.
“The incident occurred at the lion-Dongri mines of Jayaswal Neco Industries limited (JNIl) on Saturday night. About 20 armed Naxals had reached the mines and torched various vehicles that were deployed for mining work,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Kanker JS Meena said.
According to the police, Screen Machine, Weighing Machine, Tipper, dozers, loader and Punching Machine were set on fire by the insurgents.