Ranchi: Maoists blow up jeep, 4 policemen injured

Ranchi: Four policemen were injured in a landmine blast in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Wednesday, police said. According to police, a landmine blew up under a jeep carrying five policemen near Patki jungle, which falls under the Manika police station of Latehar district, around 130 km from here. [caption id=“attachment_1282075” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP.[/caption] The police jeep was escorting former state police chief V.D. Ram’s vehicle. Maoist guerrillas Monday detonated a landmine blast in the same district. Two police jeeps carrying 11 policemen had a close shave in the blast. Maoists are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state. IANS