Suspected Maoists set ablaze a sand-laden lorry bound for Chhattisgarh near Paidigudem village in Dummugudem mandal of the district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
The incident occurred on the Pedanalabelli-Paidigudem road abutting the volatile Telangana-Chhattisgarh border.
The lorry
reportedly developed a snag near Paidigudem while on its way to deliver a consignment of sand for construction of the proposed police outpost at Dharmapeta, considered a Maoist stronghold, in Chhattisgarh.
A group of seven persons, including two armed men, descended on the spot, where the vehicle was parked, late in the night. They ordered the vehicle crew to get down and then set the vehicle on fire.
Incidentally, a cavalcade of vehicles carrying cement, sand and other material meant for construction of the police outpost, had passed through the same road amid tight security on Wednesday evening.
