Maoists torch four trucks in Gaya in protest against Obama visit
Gaya: Maoists torched four trucks in Bihar's Gaya district in protest against the visit of US President Barrack
Obama to India. They torched four trucks under Amas police station area on the
National Highway 2 in the district, police said. The rebels also attacked a police
camp at a government school under Dumaria police station area forcing the policemen
to open fire on them. The exchange of fire between policemen and Naxalites lasted
for an hour but finally they escaped from the spot. A massive combing operation
has been launched in the area to nab the Maoists. Security arrangement had been
beefed up further in view of the polling for the fifth phase of Bihar Assembly
elections slated to be held in Gaya district tomorrow. Earlier, train services
got disrupted here following threats by Maoists to blow up railway tracks in view
of the shut down call given by the ultras. S. Bhattacharya, Area Manager of the
Railways said that the Maoists warned the gatemen to stop the trains immediately
as they had planted bombs on the railway tracks. As a precautionary measure, the
movement of all trains has been stopped. Bhattacharya also said that movement
of trains would be resumed until and unless security team and bomb squad declare
the tracks to be safe.
