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Maoists fire at polling station in Maharashtra |
Maoists attempted to disrupt the polling process in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli District
on Thursday morning by firing at a polling booth. The Naxals reportedly opened
fire on the polling booth in Kotmi village of Alapali taluka at around 10:30 a.m.
Naxals fled from the spot after the attack. No casualties were reported in the
incident. The voting in 22 polling booths in the district did not take place on
Tuesday, as polling staffs were unable to reach their respective destinations
on time due to obstacles put up by Naxals on the way. According to officials,
polling is taking place at seven booths in Armouri constituency, two in Gadchiroli
and 13 booths in Aheri constituency in the district. The Election Commission has
deployed central police force (CPMF) contingents in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli and Chandrapur
districts of Vidarbha region of the state to thwart any attempt by the Maoists
to disrupt the election process. According to Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police
S. Jayakumar, "At around 6.30 am, before the start of polling, a few rounds of
gunfire were heard in Kasanpur village of Aheri assembly constituency." "The shots
came from far and there were no casualties of any kind in the incident," he added.
"I would like to assure that the situation is fully under control and there is
no cause for worry," Jayakumar said. Security was further tightened and all security
agencies have been ordered to be extra vigilant following the incident. |
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