Lohardagga: Suspected Maoists set ablaze around 20 vehicles, including 16 trucks, near a bauxite mine site in Lohardagga district, a senior police officer said Friday.
Superintendent of police Manoj Ratan Choutey said a group of suspected Maoists set the vehicles on fire near bauxite mine site under Kisko police station area yesterday.
Non-payment of levy seems to be the reason behind the incident, he said, adding, that a police team hve rushed to the spot to investigate the matter.
Some of the trucks were laden with minerals, he said.
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