Unidentified criminals set ablaze at least two heavy weight machines of MCPL Karn Enterprises company engaged in railway  double line construction work in near Kashitard village under Dumari-Dania railway stations area in Jhumra’s Bokaro district, Bokaro DIG Prabhat Kumar said on Wednesday.

“Around 25 -30 armed criminals last night stormed at Kashitard just before Dania railway station on the Gomoh-Barkakana route, which then they reached at construction site,where the work on double railway tracks is going on and torched one poclain machine, and one dumper set,” the DIG said.

After reaching the construction sites in areas falling under the Jageshwar Bihar and Gomia police station limits, the anti- social elements threatened the labourers there and asked them to leave the place. The criminals then set the machines afire and fled into the forests, said the DIG.

According to reports among the torched heavy weight machines, belonging to MCPL Karn Enterprises & private construction companies, were, Poclain machine and dumper were burnt by the criminals, he said.

Gomia police station security personnel rushed to the attack sites following information from the labourers and a combing operation was launched to nab the criminals, the DIG added.

The DIG said that that the incident occurred at 11 pm on Tuesday, a group of armed criminals stormed the construction site, located around 60 km from district head quarter and threatened the labourers to stop the work, he said. The criminals then set ablaze three machines before fleeing the spot, they did crime only for commission, added DIG

DIG, Prabhat Kumar said that the incident has been executed by anti-social elements.  He categorically denied the Naxalite incident and said that a case has been registered in the police station.  Very soon the police will arrest those involved in the incident by raising this incident. In connection with this incident, Gomia's police station in-charge Binay Kumar said that there was a dispute over some issues with the contractor and guards on the few  days ago, which had been short out.  In the meantime, anti-social elements were burnt Poclain standing on the site last night.