Other MoA event in Chhattisgarh, Kanker District area, India on Sat 27th November 2021

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres reportedly set a mobile tower of the Reliance Jio company on fire in Tarawali village in Pakhanjur area under Chhote Bethiya Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on November 27, reports The Free Press Journal. The Jio tower which was set on fire was installed a few months ago in Tarawali village in Pakhanjur area in Kanker District, the Police said. It has been informed that the incident took place during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ (all India general shut down strike) call given by Maoists to register a strong protest against the encounter carried out by Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli, in which 27 Maoists, including the key fugitive Milind Teltumbde were killed. It has been informed that on November 27, a group of 15-armed Maoist ‘jan militia’ (People’s army of the Maoists) came and set ablaze the control unit on fire. Kanker, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shalabh Sinha confirmed that the incident took place on November 27 in the Chhote Bethiya Police Station limits. Before setting the tower on fire, Maoists carried out a recce of the place, he said.