Maoists torch 9 vehicles, assault labourers in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas torched nine vehicles involved in road construction works in Jharkhand`s Giridih district on Friday after they were denied levies, the state police said.

The Maoists raided a camp office of a private road construction company in Bagabandh village under the Madhuban police station jurisdiction. They also thrashed the labourers working there, the police said.

Later, around 15 militants torched the company`s vehicles, which included a Bolero jeep, JCB machines, a bike and other vehicles.

In 2017 alone, the Maoists here have torched more than 50 vehicles engaged in road construction or carrying goods.