Maoists torch CPI(M) party office in West Bengal, bomb building

Suspected Maoists torched a CPI(M) party office and bombed a building housing a self-helf group in West Midnapore district, police said today. A search was on to track down the Maoists.

Suspected Maoists torched a CPI(M) party office and bombed a building housing a self-helf group in West Midnapore district, police said on Monday.

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A group of suspected Maoists attacked a CPI(M) party office and set it ablaze at Dibibaksol under Jhargram police limit last night. Nobody was injured, police said.

The rebels also razed down a two-storeyed building by exploding a landmine at Khaerboni. A self-help group was operating from the the building.

A search was on to track down the Maoists, police said.