Maoists torch road construction firm’s machines

PATNA - Suspected Maoists torched several machines of a road construction company here early Saturday, police said.

The guerrillas set on fire two JCB machines, two dumpers and two tractors of a construction company at Dulhinbazar in Patna, creating panic among the workers and officials of the firm.

Maoists apparently targeted the construction company for levies, police said. A case has been lodged and search operations underway to trace the Maoists in rural Patna.