Naxals set afire Gram Panchayat office in Gadchiroli

A group of naxals set ablaze a Gram Panchayat office in Armori taluka of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.

A group of naxals set ablaze a Gram Panchayat office in Armori taluka of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.

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The incident took place on Monday night in Vairagarh about 35 kms from the Taluka headquarters. The outlaws decamped with three computer sets installed in the office, located in a dense forest area, they said.

This is the second such incident in a week. Naxals had also set on fire a Gram Panchayat office in Malewada under Kurkheda taluka of the district on Saturday.