Jharkhand: 4 vehicles torched, pvt firm’s employees assaulted by Maoists

The police said a group of Maoists set three heavy vehicles and a car on fire and assaulted the employees of the firm

Latehar: At least four vehicles were torched and employees of a private firm assaulted at a railway construction site by members of the banned CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said.

The incident occurred near Chatti river bridge in Chandwa on Monday evening, they added.

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The police said a group of Maoists set three heavy vehicles and a car on fire and assaulted the employees of the firm.

A team of police personnel reached the spot and started an investigation.

The incident occurred exactly a month after six vehicles were torched and two employees of a private road construction company were assaulted by members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in Palamu district.