Ranchi, Jun 1 (PTI) Maoists set fire to vehicles and machinery used in road construction in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.

A group of Maoists poured inflammable substance on a road-roller, tractor, exacavator and earthmoving equipment parked in the camp office of a construction company and set them ablaze, Superintendent of Police H P Janardhan said. The incident took place at Lova-Khamman village on Sunday night, he said.

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Raids are being carried out in the area soon after labourers informed the police about it.

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