Gumla (Jharkhand), Apr 11 (PTI) Seven vehicles engaged in road construction were set ablaze by suspected members of the banned People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) at a village in Gumla district, a police officer said on Tuesday.

A group of PLFI members in ten motorcycles arrived on the spot at Temarkacha village on Monday and set the vehicles on fire, intimidated workers of a construction company and snatched their mobile phones, the police officer said.

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The company was engaged in construction of a 7-km stretch of road between Jamti and Temarkacha villages.

Extortion of levy could be the reason behind the incident, he said.

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On being informed about the matter, Superintendent of Police Dr. Ehtesham Waquarib rushed to the spot and launched a massive search operation in the area.

The police were examining the authencity of the leaflets recovered from the place of occurrence, the SP said.

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