Bihar: Maoists attack police station in Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi,
Apr
01:
More
than
100
activists
of
the
proscribed
CPI
(Maoist)
today
attacked
the
Riga
police
station
in
the
naxalite-affected
district
and
opened
indiscriminate
fire.
Deputy
Inspector
General
of
Police
(Tirhut
range)
Gupteshwar
Pandey
told
UNI
that
the
Maoists
swooped
down
on
the
police
station
and
fired
indiscriminately
which
was
returned
by
the
security
personnel.
Mr
Pandey
said
additional
security
forces
had
been
rushed
to
Riga
after
receipt
of
the
news
of
the
incident.
He
said
the
border
of
the
affected
district
had
been
sealed.
UNI
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Story first published: Sunday, April 1, 2007, 9:40 [IST]