Chaibasa, Oct 14
Maoists set ablaze the mobile tower of a private company in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district late on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday. This is the second such incident in the district within three days.
According to police, a group of armed Maoists entered Bahda village under the Chotanagra police station area around midnight and warned residents to stay indoors.
They then poured petrol on the tower’s battery unit and control panels before setting it on fire.
The blaze triggered several explosions, completely destroying the equipment and disrupting mobile communication in a large part of the area.
The insurgents reportedly stayed in the village for nearly an hour after setting the mobile tower on fire and left behind posters and pamphlets threatening to avenge the deaths of their comrades in recent encounters with security forces.