Bhopal, June 3 (IANS) Maoists set on fire a vehicle and two machines engaged in road construction in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Thursday.
‘Naxalites (Maoists), who were opposed to construction of road from Korka to Dodori, had threatened the contractor to stop the work. Four of them belonging to Malajkhand ‘dalam’ (unit) set afire the vehicle and the JCB machines Wednesday night,’ Balaghat Inspector General of Police C.B. Muniraju said.