Maoists have blown up a mobile phone tower in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said on Friday.
"Some armed Communist Party of India-Maoist cadres blew up the mobile phone tower of Airtel at Kudmuluguda late Thursday," Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjeeb Panda said.
The district headquarters of Malkangiri, about 618 km from here, is considered a Maoist stronghold. The guerrillas are active in more than half of the state's 30 districts.
Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels| Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks