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Naxals bomb forest guard house in Chaibasa

A forest guardhouse was blown up and vehicles were set on fire in Chaibasa of Jharkhand by Naxals. They further demanded the removal of forest range offices in the area.

Naxals bomb forest guard house in Chaibasa
Naxals bomb forest guard house in Chaibasa

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Published : Jul 12, 2020, 11:55 AM IST

Chaibasa:Naxalites blew up a forest guardhouse here in Barkela of Kolhan forest division on late Saturday night.

They also set fire to vehicles, including car and bike, in the premises of the facility.

Posters were spotted in the nearby region after the incident took place.

Naxals bomb forest guard house in Chaibasa

The Naxals in the poster demanded to remove the forest range offices in the area. They claimed that the forest belongs to the common people and they will continue to protest against forest range offices.

Also Read:Naxals issue pamphlet in Jharkhand, demand 10 recruits from each village

A few days back, hand-written pamphlets were issued by the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) and were addressed to the village heads. Through the pamphlet, the Naxals demanded that village heads provide at least 10 youngsters from each village as recruits for the banned organisation.

Naxals bomb forest guard house in Chaibasa

According to reports, the banned organisation has been badly hit by the constant anti-Naxal operations carried out by the forces.

A member of the banned Peoples Front of India (PLFI) was injured in an encounter with the security forces in Gumla on June 20.

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