Maoists blow up power sub-station

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Press Trust of India Jamui
Last Updated : Apr 08 2013 | 11:40 AM IST
A power sub-station was blown up by armed Maoists in a village in Bihar's naxal-infested Jamui district, police said.
The Maoists, numbering over 100, stormed the power sub-station in Badigram village last midnight and blew it up with explosives, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Virendra Sahu said today.
A room of the power sub-station was totally wrecked in the explosion hitting power supply, Sahu said.
Some employees at the sub-station managed to escape just in time, Sahu said.
A case has been registered and a search for the Maoists was being made.
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First Published: Apr 08 2013 | 11:40 AM IST

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