PATNA: A bunch of closely armed Maoists attacked the bottom camp of a non-public highway development company at Karpi in Jehanabad district late on Wednesday night and brutally assaulted over a dozen day-to-day salary employees at the development website online.
The Maoists, said to be 20 in number, additionally opened fire to terrorise the local citizens, who couldnot muster courage to supply resistance. Two of the severely injured—Sumer Choudhary and Oma Ram—both citizens of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, had been referred to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment.
Police said the incident came about round nighttime when the employees of Ms Mukesh Kumar Construction Company had been napping at the base camp situated at Rampur village underneath Karpi police outpost. They brutally assaulted the day-to-day wagers after maintaining them captive at gun-point.
According to the answerable for the bottom camp, Raj Kumar Bind, “The Maoists shouted slogans equivalent to ‘lal salaam’ and ‘CPI (Maoist) zindabad’. On getting information, further superintendent of police (operations) Ayodhya Singh reached the spot and inquired in regards to the incident.
Jehanabad ASP Umashankar Prasad said the Maoists had demanded a huge sum as extortion from the contractor a few month ago. “We are having a look into the subject and raids are directly to nab the culprits,” he said.
Bind said that a pamphlet was once pasted at the place of business of the company about two weeks ago not easy extortion money. Local police officials had been additionally informed in regards to the subject. However, no motion was once taken.
The firing and subsequent thrashing has created panic some of the employees. “Nobody is now in a position to stay right here. Most of them have left the development website online out of fear,” the camp in rate said, adding, “An FIR has already been lodged with the Karpi police station in reference to Wednesday’s incident.”
The company has been awarded a freelance of Rs three crore for renovation of Rampur Chai canal. The work started on the project only a month ago.
The Maoists, said to be 20 in number, additionally opened fire to terrorise the local citizens, who couldnot muster courage to supply resistance. Two of the severely injured—Sumer Choudhary and Oma Ram—both citizens of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, had been referred to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment.
Police said the incident came about round nighttime when the employees of Ms Mukesh Kumar Construction Company had been napping at the base camp situated at Rampur village underneath Karpi police outpost. They brutally assaulted the day-to-day wagers after maintaining them captive at gun-point.
According to the answerable for the bottom camp, Raj Kumar Bind, “The Maoists shouted slogans equivalent to ‘lal salaam’ and ‘CPI (Maoist) zindabad’. On getting information, further superintendent of police (operations) Ayodhya Singh reached the spot and inquired in regards to the incident.
Jehanabad ASP Umashankar Prasad said the Maoists had demanded a huge sum as extortion from the contractor a few month ago. “We are having a look into the subject and raids are directly to nab the culprits,” he said.
Bind said that a pamphlet was once pasted at the place of business of the company about two weeks ago not easy extortion money. Local police officials had been additionally informed in regards to the subject. However, no motion was once taken.
The firing and subsequent thrashing has created panic some of the employees. “Nobody is now in a position to stay right here. Most of them have left the development website online out of fear,” the camp in rate said, adding, “An FIR has already been lodged with the Karpi police station in reference to Wednesday’s incident.”
The company has been awarded a freelance of Rs three crore for renovation of Rampur Chai canal. The work started on the project only a month ago.
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