Maoists blast Jharkhand school building, kill contractor

RANCHI - Maoist rebels blew up a school building and shot dead a contractor in two separate incidents in Jharkhand, police said Wednesday.

Around 15 to 20 Maoist rebels Tuesday night raided Ziyan village in East Singhhum district, around 160 km from here, and blasted the primary school building with the help of explosives and detonators. The rebels left a pamphlet saying the school building was being used by security personnel.

Maoists also shot contractor D. Pal dead in Ghatshila late Tuesday calling him a police informer.