Maoists set afire shelter room of mobile tower in Bihar

Unidentified Maoists set on fire the shelter room of a mobile tower in Bihar's East Champaran district, police said today.

A group of around 70 Maoists stormed into the mobile tower of a private operator in Rajpur Kaul Marpa village and set afire its shelter room last night after spraying petrol, Phenhara police station in-charge Subhash Kumar said.

A case has been registered in connection with arson at the mobile tower premises, he said adding raids were being carried out to nab the ultras.

Today is the second day of a two-day nationwide bandh called by the Maoists in protest against the recent killing of their top leader Kishanji.