Maoist torch vehicles in Latehar

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A group Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) members went berserk on Wednesday night and set ablaze several vehicles under Barasand Police Station in Latehar District.

Latehar Superintendent of Police, Prashant Anand informed that a group of around 20 persons started breaking vehicles at round nine pm on Wednesday night and just after that they set ablaze Two tractors, One Truck and One Motorcycle. Latehar Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Ratibhan Singh reached on the spot and investigated the whole incident, he added.  

“Just after setting ablse the vehicles the ultras attacked a man Ashok Sao and his of being police informer. The injured have been admitted to the nearby hospital,” Anand said.

The Ultras left several pamphlets naming a Maoist group on the spot. This year more than 50 vehicles have been torched by the Maoists in the State.

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