Suspected Maoists torched two vehicles engaged in construction work at Kokrajhor road of the insurgency hit Narayanpur district, a senior police officer said here on Thursday.
A truck and a JCB machine were torched by a group of about 7 to 8 insurgents, informed Superintendent of Police Amit Kamble adding that the violence occurred about 4 km from Narayanpur police station. The incident occurred around 10 am when the vehicles were engaged in construction of a bridge on Kochwahi nullah at Kokrajhor road. Suddenly the insurgents appeared at the spot and torched the vehicles, he said.
After the incident, the insurgents also threw some pamphlets threatening of dire consequences if the construction work was resumed. A case in this connection was registered with Narayanpur police station under the relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), police informed.