Maoists damage hydel project's high tension pillar

Maoists threw a grenade and damaged a high tension pillar of Purulia pump storage project at Bagmundi on Saturday, police said.

Maoists threw a grenade and damaged a high tension pillar of Purulia pump storage project at Bagmundi on Saturday, police said.

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The damage to the high tension pillar affected power supply to about 50 villages in the neighbourhood of the hydroproject.

CPI(Maoist) posters demanding supply of power to Bagmundi, a tribal area, was found near the spot, the police added.