Raipur: Naxals on Monday torched a `poclain (excavating) machine' engaged in construction work in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said.
The incident took place near Mandlipur village under Koyalibeda police station limits where construction of an anicut (barrier) on a small river is underway, Kanker Deputy Superintendent of Police Jayant Vaishnav told PTI.
"A group of Maoist cadres stormed the construction site and torched the vehicle late this evening," he said.
"No one was hurt in the incident," he added.
Soon afterwards, a police team was sent to the spot, the DSP said, adding that a search operation was launched in the region to apprehend the attackers.
The state is witnessing a significant increase in Naxal attacks over the last three days. A BSF jawan was killed in Kanker district last night while five security personnel were killed in a landmine blast in Dantewada earlier today.
