By IANS
Ranchi : Maoist rebels blew up an office of the Jharkhand Agriculture Marketing Board in Palamau district of the state while enforcing a 48-hour shutdown to protest the violence in West Bengal’s Nandigram region, police officials said.
“Maoist rebels Monday morning blew up the building of the marketing board in Hussainabad block of Palamau district,” said Gauri Shankar Rath, additional director general of police. Hussainabad is around 210 km from Ranchi.
After bombing the building in Hussainabad, about 210 km from here, Maoist guerrillas left pamphlets claiming responsibility for the blast.
The 48-hour shutdown called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked a mixed response in the state. While there was no impact on life in urban areas, rural areas were affected. Long distance buses did not ply and although no train was cancelled, railway stations wore a deserted look. Mining activities were also affected.
“No untoward incidents, except the blowing up of a marketing board building, have been reported in the state. This time Maoists have not damaged railway properties,” said Rath.