March 13, 2026 10:01 am (IST)
Chhattisgarh: Maoists set ablaze iron ore trucks
Raipur, Apr 12 (IBNS): A day after an attack killing seven policemen, at least 18 trucks carrying iron ore were set ablaze by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday morning though no casualty was reported.
The rebels attack the Barbaspur iron ore mine and then went on setting ablaze the vehicles that carry iron ore from the mines.
At least seven policemen were killed during an encounter with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Saturday.
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