Hyderabad, April 24: Maoists on Saturday damaged two vehicles including one belonging to state police and blocked roads by chopping down trees in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district, police said.
Two vehicles were burnt by CPI (Maoist) ultras on Chintalamma and Koyyur ghat road in Koyyur mandal in the wee hours of today, Visakhapatnam district Superintendent of Police Vineet Brij Lal, told PTI over phone.
The ultras chopped off several trees on Koyyur ghat road resulting in road blockades. Vehicular traffic between Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts came to a standstill even as efforts were underway to clear the path.
Roads were dug out at some places and banners posted to protest against the ‘Operation Green Hunt’.
The Maoists have given a 48-hours bandh call in Malkangiri district and other areas of Orissa bordering Andhra Pradesh in protest against ‘Operation Green Hunt’.
“Security has been tightened in the area. A search operation has been launched and additional forces are being sent to the area to nab the ultras,” the SP said.
—PTI