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<http://jharkhandnews.blogspot.com/> Now, Red attack in Hazaribag Sixty armed Maoists headed by their sub-zonal commander Krishna Yadav raided the camp office of East Central Railway (ECR) contractor Sanjay Kumar Singh at village Bes Resham under Hazaribag Mufassil police station, about 30 km away from here, and set it on fire, said SP Praveen Kumar Singh here on Monday. The SP said that property over Rs 3 crore was destroyed in the fire. According to sources, the Naxals also severly assaulted the staff and workers. "It was a major setback to the progress of the construction work of Koderma-Hazaribag-Barka-kana-Ranchi railway line which was oging on in full swing. Now all work has been completely stopped at the project site known as Reach 21. The contract for Reach 21 was allotted to the Ranchi-based company, Highway Hiden Company," said the SP. According to reports, the Maoists were demanding 10 to 15 per cent levy and had allegedly threatened the contractor that if their demands were not fulfilled they will not be allowed to work. As the contractor, Sanjay Kumar Singh, ignored the threatening calls and carried on his work, this made the extremists furious and they decided to strike, said a worker. According to some of the staff, due to non-availability of diesel no construction work was done on April 10 and 12. It was only on April 12, when the contractor purchased 1,000 litres of diesel and filled about 650 litres in various machines, when work resumed. The remaining 350 litres was kept in stock.The Maoists probably got this information and attacked the office after taking the staff as hostage. They then snatched the keys of the store room and brought the stored diesel and after pouring it everywhere they set the entire office on fire. The destroyed equipment include one pocklain machine, four Haiwa vehicles (dumpers), one jeep, one compressor machine, one wagon drilling machine, a dozer and a generator worth Rs 3 crore. After the Maoists left the contractor rushed to Hazaribagh mufassil police station and lodged a case. The SP said security forces along with STF, CRPF and the district police have reached there and started combing operation for nabbing the extremists. He also alleged that the contractor did not inform the police about the threatenings which he received from the Maoists. Had he informed the police about it this incident could have been averted. He also regretted that recently he had held several rounds of meetings with the deputy chief railway engineer but he also did not inform the police about any threat. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Now_Red_attack_in_Hazaribag/articleshow/2951767.cms <http://indiaenews.com/australia/20080403/108483.htm> ** ** Jharkhandi Fun & Comedy @ * **jharkhandfun.wordpress.com*<http://www.jharkhandfun.wordpress.com/> ** . -- Jharkhand News [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jharkhand Online Network www.jharkhand.org.in/news
