Information About Incident 58816-117195-296711 in Deoghar India

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Late in the evening, Police claimed that they arrested two Maoists, involved in the attack, from Bengabad.

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According to Police, the Maoists had put a tractor on Giridih-Tundi road near Ajjidih Mode which is close to the jail at the Mohanpur industrial estate to prevent the movement of vehicles on the highway linking Giridih to Dhanbad. The Maoists later triggered blasts on a truck which was damaged and the traffic was disrupted. The armed Maoists hurled bombs on the Police van and started firing on the vehicle. The Police van was attacked from all corners by the Maoists, witnesses said and claimed even the houses close to the road were damaged. One of the huts got burnt in the series of explosions. Giridih Police confirmed the Maoists had looted three rifles from the Policemen escorting the prisoners. Late in the evening, Police claimed that they arrested two Maoists, involved in the attack, from Bengabad. The eight Maoists who escaped after the attack have been identified as Baijnath Tiwari, Mithilesh Mandal, Nemchand Mahto, Sahdeo Soren, Chotaka Marandi, Bipin Mandal, Pantosh Hembrom and Rampravesh alias Ramesh Mandal, according to jail superintendent Ashok Chaudhury. Jail officials later said, four prisoners Ramesh Mandal, Surendra Hajra, Arjun Yadav and Babloo alias Sanjay Verma returned to the jail on their own.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
58816-117195-296711 11/10/2012 India Four killed as Maoists attack Police van in Jharkhand

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