The incident took place in Pathara village where the Maoists detonated a cane bomb to blow up the vehicle.
In a daring attack, Maoists on Thursday blew up a vehicle killing all seven occupants in Bihar's naxal-infested Aurangabad district, a top police officer said.
The incident took place in Pathara village where the Maoists detonated a cane bomb to blow up the vehicle killing all seven occupants, including a Zila Parishad member Usha Devi's husband Sushil Pandey, on the spot, Director General of Police (DGP) Abhayanand told PTI.
The ultras targeted the vehicle while it was headed to Pandey's native Pisai village, the DGP said.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) Daljeet Singh and other local civil and police officials rushed to the spot with additional force to launch combing-cum-search operation against the Maoists, Abhayanand said.
Efforts were on to ascertain the identity of the other victims, he said.