Hazaribagh, June 2 -- A Naxalite group torched the two coal-filled trucks belonging to BGR Mining Company at Keredari in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Visuals from the area showed two trucks completely gutted in the incident that took place on Sunday night.

"The two trucks, which were loaded with coal, were torched. In the preliminary investigation, we think that this is the work of a splinter group (of Naxals), and our team reached the incident area quickly. We are investigating the matter," said Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan.

The SP said that certain threats have been received, too, which are being investigated accordingly.

Earlier, security forces engaged in an encounter...