RAIPUR – Indian Maoists rebels blew up an Paramilitary camp in Sukmadistrict, hours before Prime Minsiter Modi was scheduled to arrive inBijapur distrct.
About 150 kilometres from Jangla region, where Modi’s public meeting wasscheduled, Maoists triggered three IED blasts at a CRPF camp, Times of Indialink> has reported.
According to Dinakaran Moses, CRPF spokesperson in Delhi, Maoists blew upthree IEDs inside a vacant camp which was abandoned by CRPF six months ago.
The incident took place at Boreguda in Sukma around 1.30am in which somebarracks were damaged. The CRPF had handed over the camp to distinctadministration in November 2017 and had relocated to some other place inSukma.”
The place is about 150 kilometres away from Jangla at NH-30 and no one wasreported hurt in the incident.
In another incident, torched a truck engaged in road construction atDharampenta and PEdgudam route in Sukma district on Saturday.
In an attempt to mark their presence in the region, during PM’s visit,Maoists go on rampage and group of 150 armed rebels around 10 am onSaturday threatened the workers to stop construction of road and thentorched a truck engaged in work in Kistaram region.
Security forces and police have launched a manhunt to nab the accused andwere sanitizing the region.
Early this week, Maoists had triggered three IED blasts in Bijapur and hadalso blew up a bus carrying DRG jawans. The incident claimed lives of twoDRG jawans and four were injured.