Maoists end Jharkhand shut-down with violence

December 01, 2009 10:17 am | Updated November 17, 2021 07:05 am IST - Chatra (Jharkhand)

Paramilitary jawans clear a road blocked by Maoists in Khunti district of Jharkhand on Monday. Photo: PTI

Paramilitary jawans clear a road blocked by Maoists in Khunti district of Jharkhand on Monday. Photo: PTI

Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and burnt down four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown.

The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and his helper at Bhuiandih in Chatra district a little before their shut-down ended last night, Superintendent of Police, D B Sharma, said here today.

The ultras also used explosives to blow up a culvert in the same village, disrupting traffic on the Chatra-Gaya route, besides setting ablaze four vehicles.

The Maoists, who indulged in massive destruction of public property during the shutdown, were demanding production of their cadre Ashok Mahato before a court.

The police have denied arresting any person by that name.

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