The incident took place in Pathara village as the Maoists detonated a cane bomb to blow up the vehicle killing all seven occupants, including a Zila Parishad member Usha Devi's husband Sushil Pandey, on the spot, Director General of Police (DGP) Abhayanand told PTI.
The ultras targeted the ill-fated vehicle while it was headed to Pandey's native Pisai village, the DGP said.
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The Superintendent of Police (SP) Daljeet Singh and other local civil and police officials have rushed to the spot with additional force to launch combing-cum-search operation against the Maoists, Abhayanand said.
Efforts were on to ascertain the identity of the other victims, he said.
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