Maoists burn mobile phone tower, ransack liquor shop in Orissa

Armed Maoists set afire a mobile phone tower and ransacked a liquor shop in Orissa's Malkangiri district early today, police said.
   
A large number of ultras stormed into Kudumuluguma area, about 60 km from here, in the wee hours and attacked a foreign liquor shop causing extensive damage.
   
Raising slogans against any special anti-naxal operation and deployment of security forces in the area, the rebels then targetted the mobile phone tower of a private service provider, police said.
   
The Maoists put ablaze the tower and the gadgets after attempts to trigger explosion failed, they said adding the ultras disappeared into the nearby forest amidst slogan shouting.
   
The attack came on the eve of a bandh called by the ultras in the area in protest against force mobilisation for a special anti-naxal operation.
   
A similar attack was carried out by the Maoists in January this year on a liquor shop and mobile tower in the area, sources said.