'The government will take strong action against the perpetrators of violence and terror,' it added.

In the last five days, Maoist guerrillas have killed six people, including two security personnel. The rebels have also blown up railway tracks at two places and have blasted three mobile phone towers in Jharkhand.

On Aug 21, the Maoists shot dead a villager in Jamua in East Singhbhum district, accusing him of being a police informer.

On Aug 9, they killed Baldeo Besra, a small shopkeeper in Dodwa village in Hazaribagh district on a similar charge.

'It shows the true face of the Naxalites (Maoists) who resort to indiscriminate and motiveless killing including the killing of innocent children to achieve the goal of their so-called 'struggle'. Such wanton killings are intended to instill fear in the minds of the common people,' the home ministry statement said.

Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of Jharkhand's 24 districts. Nearly 1,500 people have been killed in Maoist-related violence in the last eight years.