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Levy suspected as armed men attack NTPC-linked project site
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|June 25, 2025
In a brazen act of violence reminiscent of Jharkhand's insurgency-laden past, a group of around 35 armed assailants stormed a road construction site linked to NTPC's Badam coal project in Barkagaon block, setting fire to eight vehicles and a generator set.
The incident on Monday night has sent shockwaves through the Godalpura-Jorakath area, with villagers waking to thick plumes of smoke and renewed fears of militant resurgence.
This story is from the June 25, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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