In West Bengal, four CRPF jawans were killed by Naxals in a land mine blast in Lalgarh area on the second day of 48 hours bandh call given by Maoists in five Naxal affected states. The attack comes close on the heels of Dantewada landmine blast in Chhattisgarh, which killed 35 people, including 14 special police officers. <br/> Earlier, a land mine blast on a railway track near Jhargram in West Midnapur district injured two drivers of goods train and damaged its engine. The Maoists also shot dead a CPI(M) party worker, Ajit Mondol, at Basantpur village under Binpur police station area claiming that he was a police informer. AIR Kolkata correspondent reports that several trains have been diverted. <br/> In Orissa, Maoists blew up a Panchayat office building in Malkangiri district today. A large number of armed ultras stormed into Badigata village in Kalimela area early this morning and blew up the Panchayat building. AIR Bhubaneswar correspondent reports that the bandh affected vehicular traffic in the Naxal affected districts but had little impact on business and other activities in the urban areas. <br/> In Bihar, Maoists blew up a mobile tower at NanoBigha village under Atari police station. Two tractors and one dozen huts were torched by Maoists in Aurangabad district. AIR Patna correspondent reports that the rail traffic on Gaya-Mughalsaria rail section has been restored after 10 hours. <br/> The bandh also affected normal life in Naxal hit areas of Chhattisgarh. AIR correspondent reports no untoward incident has been reported from any part of the state.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | May 19, 2010 2:19 PM
Normal life disrupted in Naxal affected districts of five states due to 48 hours Maoists bandh call