Maoists Blow up Mobile Tower

JEYPORE: Maoists blew up a mobile tower near Ramagiri village under Boipariguda police limits in Koraput district late on Saturday.

At least 20 armed cadres reached Kaliaatal where the mobile tower of Airtel was located. Using explosives, the rebels blew up the tower, police said.

They left behind a poster which warned the administration and telecom company against expanding telecommunication network in the region.

With this, two mobile towers have been blown up in the district in the last one week.

Combing has been augmented in Boipariguda following the incident, said sources.

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