Police officials in Aurangabad said that armed Maoists used dynamite to blow up Tetrain middle school and Judupur middle school under Dev block .
In the last six months, Maoists have targetted half
a dozen school buildings in Aurangabad and Gaya districts.
Last week, Maoists blew up a school building in Gaya.
A combing operation has been launched in the area.
The banned Communist Party of India-Maoist guerillas are active in Aurangabad and are said to enjoy support base among poor people belonging to backward castes and Dalits.
