Maoists blow up rail tracks, telecom tower in Jharkhand, Bihars blow up rail tracks, telecom tower in Jharkhand, Bihar

Ranchi/Patna, Oct 12 (PTI) Maoists Monday blew up railway
tracks and torched three trucks in India's eastern state of
Jharkhand and blasted a tower of a private telecom firm
besides blocking roads in eastern state of Bihar during a
two-day shutdown called by them in protest against Indian
government's decision to crackdown on naxals.

In Jharkhand, Maoists blasted railway tracks at Jharandih
in the Coal belt Industrial Chord section in Dhanbad which led
to the Shaktipunj Express and local trains being held up at
various points, Senior Public Relations Officer of Dhanbad
Rail Division Amrendra Das told PTI.

A group of 12 armed Maoists also set fire to three trucks
in Giridih district's Isri area and blocked the Dumri-Giridih
road with felled trees, Giridih Superintendent of Police Ravi
Kant Dhan said.

They also partially damaged a road bridge connecting
Dumri to the Grand Trunk Road using explosives, the police
officer said, adding gunshots were heard being fired in the
area.

In Bihar, armed Maoists bombed a tower of a private
telecom firm with dynamite at Salaiya village and dug roads in
Aurangabad district, officials said.

They also dug up a 15 metre stretch of a road at Chanda
village in the district disrupting traffic between Deo and
Dhibra Monday morning.

The Maoists left behind pamphlets claiming responsibility
for the attacks, the sources said. PTI PVR