Maoists attack police station, bank in Jandaha

Patna, Apr 29 (UNI) Around hundred activists of proscribed CPI (Maoists) attacked a bank and police station in Jandaha area under Vaishali district late last night, police said today.

DIG (Tirhut range) Gupteshwar Pandey said a large number of Maoists attacked a bank and police station in Jandaha and started firing indiscriminately.

''Maoists intended to loot cash from the local branch of the Canara Bank and firearms from the Jandaha police station but they did not succeed due to strong retaliation by police,'' Mr Pandey said.

A security guard of the bank sustained injuries in the incident.

A massive manhunt has been launched to nab the extremists, he added.

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