Maoists plant a bomb at petrol pump in Simdega, torch vehicle

Maoist guerrillas on Wednesday planted a bomb at a petrol pump and torched a vehicle at two separate places in Jharkhand, police said. According to police, Maoists guerrillas on Wednesday morning planted a time bomb at a petrol pump in Simdega district's Kolibira area, around 110 km from Ranchi.

In another incident, Maoists torched a vehicle at Ranchi-Khuti national highway early on Wednesday, police said. Maoists are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state.