Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Feb 1 (Bureau) Maoists have looted a pickup vehicle carrying 60 gas cylinders – including 12 empty ones – to Bhejji camp in Sukma district of Left-wing extremism-affected Bastar division. “The driver was made to halt between Gorkha and Kotacheru on Monday. Two rebels boarded the vehicle and took it towards Chintagufa.
As soon as a nullah was crossed, about 12 to 15 ultras thrashed the driver and the helper. They were told to return on foot and a cellular phone was also snatched. A force was despatched following an alert,” Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said on Tuesday.