File photo of Narendra Modi
The Maoists blew up two mobile towers in the Gaya district ahead of two election rallies of BJP's prime ministerial candidate
Narendra Modi today.
About 100 Maoists gathered in the areas and blew up two mobile towers of a private company by exploding powerful bombs at Manjhauli and Dumaria Bazar villages late on Wednesday night, Superintendent of Police Nishant Tewari said.
The place is 40 km from Gaya, where Mr Modi will address an election rally this afternoon. He is also scheduled to visit Sasaram for an election rally today.
"We have anticipated all types of threats from the Maoists and terrorists. Security arrangements are being made accordingly," Director General of Police (DGP) Abhayanand had said on Wednesday.
The Naxals have called a bandh in the Maoist-hit districts of south central part of the state in protest against the killing of 10 of their cadres in Chatra (Jharkhand) last year.
A blast had taken place at Patna's Gandhi Maidan in October last year just ahead of Mr Modi's rally there. Six people were killed and 80 injured in that blast.