Naxal ambush in C'garh, Maha; no casualties

April 11, 2019 12:19

The Indo Tibetan Border Police and Chhattisgarh Police joint party on Thursday came under a Naxal ambush in Narayanpur in the early morning hours while on their way to a polling booth.

No casualties have been reported so far."Naxals triggered an IED following which they fired on the 60 member party that was moving on foot to Dadwang for polling. ITBP jawans successfully broke the ambush and Naxals were pushed back after a brief encounter. No casualties were reported," officials said.

The ambush came at a time when the voting process was underway at the Bastar parliamentary constituency in the state.

"The incident occurred at around 04:30 am when the security forces were moving to Dadwang for polling. The forces were moving on foot from Farasgaon to Dadwang, 30 kilometres from Narayanpur," the officials added. Bastar recorded a voter turnout of 10.2 per cent till 9 a.m. -- ANI

Image: Voters turn up to exercise their franchise in Dantewada, a hotbed of Naxals.

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