CPI (Maoist) rebels blasted the house of a former Maoist Uday Mahto of Pirtand block in Giridih district late on Thursday night and also torched a rest room in the same locality in district under the Pirtand police station, police said on Friday.
According to reports, suspected CPI (Maoist) cadres numbering 120 Maoists raided the house of ex-Maoist Uday Mahto near Bhirangi more in Madhubhan area on Thursday night and triggered a dynamite blast blowing up the house of Mahtowho recently surrendered before the police.
They also torched the rest house in the same locality, the police said, adding, nobody was present in the two houses during the incident. Both the families were residing elsewhere following threats from Naxalites. No persons has been injured in the blast .The building was used by some local villagers while launching combing operations against the Maoists, SDPO Manish Toppo said.