Hyderabad: A control-cum-equipment room
of the state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL) was set on fire by Maoists in Vishakapatnam district of
Andhra Pradesh, police said Tuesday.
The incident took place in Peddabailur village last
night when three extremists, including a woman, asked the lone
lineman to come out following which they set ablaze the unit,
damaging all the equipments, a senior police official from
Vishakhapatnam said.
According to the lineman, the equipments which were
torched at the control room, near the Orrisa border were
approximately worth Rs 15 lakhs, he said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 14:56