Maoists burnt 5 vehicles involved in the construction of water filter plant in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Naxals set ablaze five vehicles being used in the construction of a water filter plant in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Sunday.

Naxals set fire to five vehicles engaged in the construction of a water filter plant in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Sunday. This plant is being built on the banks of Miganchal River at a cost of Rs 34 crores and is supposed to provide water to Bijapur city. The arson incident took place in the afternoon under Naimed police station limits. "A dozen armed ultras reached the construction site, located around 450 kilometres from Raipur, and threatened the vehicle and machine operators to halt construction activities. They then set ablaze two concrete mixing machines, two earthmovers and a tractor before fleeing from the spot," an official said.