Nagpur: A group of Maoists attacked a road construction site in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, and killed a contractor.
The Maoists also torched six vehicles at the site near Koitpal village on Bijapur-Gangaloor road where the work was going on under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
The contractor was identified as Vishal Kumar.
“This incident should act as a warning to other contractors. If you take up road work, there will be action against you. The aboriginal tribals do not get anything from the construction of such roads,” read a pamphlet issued in the name of Gangaloor area committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Angered over the killing, some anti-Maoist groups staged a protest in Bijapur in the evening.
In a separate development, 10 Maoists surrendered to the police in Kondagaon district. They were identified as Maoists’ Jan militia commander Vikas Salam, Jan militia member Ramlal Vadde, Jaggaram Salam, Ram Vadde, Raisingh Salam, Pohadu, Dasharu Gawade, Mangalram Gawade, Bajju Lohar and Sarita Netam.
“All of them were accused in various cases of attack on the police, and of planting explosives to target security forces,” a press note issued by the Kondagaon district police said.
