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Maoists open fire at cops, torch bus

Maoists asked passengers to disembark from the bus before setting it on fire in Bijapur on Thursday.  

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Injured airlifted to Nagpur for treatment

One policeman was seriously injured in a Maoist attack in Korchi division of Gadchiroli district on Friday.

The Maoists opened fire at police constables Manit Harami and Ashish Madavi who were in plain clothes and were travelling to Korchi from Kotgul village on a motorcycle. Mr. Madavi was wounded in the firing and airlifted to Nagpur for treatment.

In a separate incident, Maoists stopped a private bus belonging to Vishwanath Travels on Bhopalpatnam-Bareguda road, asked passengers to disembark and set it on fire in Bijapur district on Thursday night.

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