Maoists blast telecom tower in Bihar during 2nd day of bandh

Around 45-50 Maoists swooped on the Brindaban bazaar in Bihar's Sheohar, ordered the villagers not to venture out of their homes and destroyed a tower of Airtel. The attacks came on the second day of their two-day bandh.

Maoists bombed a tower of a private telcom firm and torched a truck at Brindabazar in Bihar's Sheohar district last night.

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Around 45-50 ultras swooped on the Brindaban bazaar, ordered the villagers not to venture out of their homes and destroyed a tower of Airtel, officials said on Wednesday.

They later set ablaze a truck after asking its occupants to vacate it. The attacks came on the second day of their two-day bandh.