'Naxals planting IEDs near polling booths in Chhattisgarh'

October 18, 2013 10:34

With the assembly elections round the corner in Chhattisgarh, police have received inputs of Naxals planting improvised explosive devices near polling booths in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar division in a bid to disrupt the electoral process.

Security forces are regularly conducting operations to detect landmines in southern Chhattigsarh following inputs about rebels planting IEDs in polling booths premises located in hyper-sensitive parts of Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts, police sources said.

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