Maoists blow up moblie tower, torch another in Jharkhand's Giridih
India Today
The Maoists at first torched an Airtel tower in Khukhra police station area. Then around 1 am, the Maoists blew up an Idea tower with bombs in Madhuban.
Maoists blew up a mobile phone tower and torched another one in Jharkhand's Giridih district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
The incidents marked the first day of the "resistance week" being observed by the Maoists to protest the arrest of their top leader Prashant Bose, a police officer said.
The Maoists at first torched an Airtel tower in Khukhra police station area, he said.
It was ascertained that two Maoists arrived at the spot on a motorcycle and set the tower on fire, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Dumri Manoj Kumar said.
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Around 1 am, the Maoists blew up an Idea tower with bombs in Madhuban, a pilgrimage site of Jains, he said.
"The Maoists are indulging in such violence out of desperation as they have lost their ground," Kumar said.
