Naxals torch six trucks in Dantewada

Appealing with the people not to celebrate Independence Day, Naxals torched six trucks in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.

The incident occurred on Dantewada road late last night when armed Naxals numbering 60 stopped Jagadalpur-bound trucks coming from Kirandool and threatened its drivers not to ply on the route, the police said.

The Maoists forced the drivers out of the trucks and then torched the vehicles, they said adding the Naxals fled the spot immediately after the incident.

The police have recovered Naxal literature from the spot asking people not to celebrate Independence Day tomorrow.