The official added that none of the passengers in the bus were harmed.
The incident occurred under Chintagufa police station limits this evening when the privatebuswas on its way to Jagargunda from Jagdalpur, a local police official told PTI.
The official said that a group of Naxals, armed with sharp-edged weapons and sticks, stopped the vehicle between Chintagufa and Burkapal villages and after asking passengers to alight, set it ablaze.
A team of security personnel was rushed to the site of the incident and combing operations in the adjoining areas was continuing, he informed.
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