Maoists trigger blast in BJP election office in J'khand
Medininagar (Jharkhand), Apr 26 (PTI) Suspected
Maoists on Friday triggered a blast in an election office of
the BJP at Hariharganj area of Palamu district, knocking down
a part of its wall, a police officer said.
Nobody was present inside the election office during
the incident, he said.
"Preliminary investigation suggests that armed rebels
came on motorcycles around midnight, planted a bomb inside the
party's office and triggered the blast," Chhatarpur Sub-
divisional Police Officer Shambhu Kumar Singh said.
Several Maoist pamphlets, calling for poll boycott in
the region, have been found lying at the blast site, he said.
Palamu district is a part of Palamu (SC) Lok Sabha
constituency, which is set to go to polls on April 29, along
with Lohardaga (ST) and Chatra seats. PTI COR PVR
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