12 October,2009 09:40 AM IST | | PTI
Maoists today set ablaze three trucks and damaged a bridge in Jharkhand as they began their two-day Jharkhand-Bihar shutdown to protest against the Centre's alleged effort to put down the CPI(Maoists) movement by force.
The Naxals also bombed railway tracks between Bokaro thermal-Jarandi station.
About 12 armed Maoists set fire to three trucks at around 1 am in Giridih's Isri area and cut down trees to block traffic on the Dumri-Giridih road, Giridih Superintendent of police Ravi Kant Dhan said.
They also partially damaged a road bridge, which connects Dumri to the Grand Trunk Road, using explosives, the police officer said, adding gunshots were also heard in the area. Maoists also pasted posters in Giridih's Parasnath area.
Tight security arrangements have been made with the police forces manning vital places in naxal-affected districts in the state.
