Ranchi: Maoist blew up three buildings of the forest department in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Friday.
The Maoists first blew up two-quarters of forest guards, each constructed at a cost of Rs 30 lakh, before blasting the third building in the Kuira forest area.
The Maoists stormed into Goelkera village on Thursday night and detonated explosives to blow up a portion of the building, Superintendent of Police Chandan Kumar Jha said.
"No loss of human life has been reported," the SP said.
The Maoists left behind a pamphlet calling for a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections, sources said.
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