Maoists torch industrial machinery in West Singhbhum

Maoists set afire two payloaders belonging to two industrial groups at Gua in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said today.

Maoists set afire two payloaders belonging to two industrial groups at Gua in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Thursday.

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The Maoists first torched the payloader of Adhunik Industry and later set fire to another belonging to the Runta Group of Industries late last night, Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha told reporters.

The Maoists had also beaten up some employees of the industries before fleeing from the spot, he added.