Maoists torch mobile phone tower equipment in Odisha

    By IANS,

    Bhubaneswar: Maoists Tuesday night torched the battery room and other equipment at a mobile phone tower in Odisha’s Koraput district, police said Wednesday.

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    A group of rebels set ablaze the battery room, and other equipment at the cell phone tower near Kalia Atala village, over 600 km from here, Inspector-in-Charge A.K. Mohapatra told IANS.

    The tower – located on the outskirts of the village – belongs to Bharti Airtel Ltd., Mohapatra said.

    The rebels had torched its battery room and equipment in a similar way in 2009 and 2011.

    Koraput district is considered a Maoist stronghold.

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