Hazaribagh (Bihar), February 09:A forest guard and his driver were abducted by Maoists from Dodia village of the district for refusing to pay extortion but were later released by the ultras, police said today.
About 20 Maoists went to the village and took away forest guard Sheo Bachan Lal, his driver and three others towards Gaya, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj said.
The Maoists had abducted them as they refused to pay extortion for launching a road work under the MGNREGA project in the village, Kamboj said.
–PTI