Maoists behead stone quarry owner

Moaists have beheaded an owner of a stone quarry at Sikaripara of Dumka in Jharkhand bordering Birbhum district of Bengal.

According to locals, a group of 200 red guerrillas raided Sikaripara area and torched four stone crushers. The red rampage continued for more than three hours.

Meanwhile, suspected Maoists have ransacked five houses of CPM leaders at Khaerboni village near Jhargram, late on Sunday.

Police said, a group of armed red rebels first raided Sushil Mahato’s residence and then raided four other houses. Mahato who was then not at home is an influential leader of CPM at Lodhashuli area.