A squid of 15 armed Maoists blew up a Pachamo Panchayat Bhawan near Jhumra in Gomia block of Bokaro district on Monday morning, about 70 km away from the district town, destroying property worth several lakhs of rupees .
This is the second incident in a week, when rebels triggered three powerful bombs in quick succession at double stories Panchayat Bhawan only ½ km from Mahatrad police station in the small hours on Monday early in morning, damaging two rooms, gallery, meeting hall and upper portion of the building.
Police later recovered pamphlets and poster, saying “lal Salam” to Anurag alias R K Yadav. Following these recoveries, the DIG said the police have launched massive combing operations with the help of central –para military forces (CRPF) and the borders of neighboring districts like Hazaribagh and Giridih have been sealed.
The first incident had took place at Khasmahal colliery on last Friday late in the night, when the rebels set ablaze 24 trucks belonging to RK Transport following a feud over the hike in levy demands. Sources said a group of dozen Maoists swooped at the Pachamo Panchayat Bhawan near Jhumra ,barely 500 meters from Mahuatard police station ,around 2 am. The rebels first checked inside building and later, planted three landmines then triggered one by one and all portions of building found crumbled.