Four killed as Maoists attack home in Jharkhand

A group of about 20 armed Maoists attacked the home of Digambar Mahto in Bundu, about 45 km from here, at 1.30 a.m. Friday, police said.
The hurled a bomb and then shot dead a woman and two students who were living in the house as tenants. Mahto's 12-year-old daughter was also killed, while his younger daughter, 10, has been injured.
The injured girl has been admitted to a local hospital and her condition is said to be out of danger.

“The mode of operation indicates that Maoist rebels executed the killing,” said Arun Mathew, rural superintendent of police. The cause of the killing is yet to be ascertained.
In the last five days, Maoist guerrillas have killed six people, including two security personnel. The rebels have also blown up railway tracks at two places and have blasted three mobile phone towers in Jharkhand.
Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of the 24 districts of Jharkhand. Nearly 1,500 people have been killed in Maoist-related violence in the last eight years.