BJP MLA, 4 security personnel killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

Maoists blew up an improvised explosive device Dantewada legislator Bhima Mandavi's convoy was passing through the district, Hindustan Times reported quoting the police

Bhima Mandavi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Dantewada in Bastar, along with four security guards, was killed on Tuesday when Naxalites blew up the vehicle he was travelling in by detonating a powerful explosive.

The incident took place ahead of the Lok Sabha election as Bastar, along with other constituencies, will go to the polls in the first phase on April 11. The rebels ambushed his convoy at around 4 pm near Kuakonda in Dantewada district.

The MLA, who was campaigning, had taken a short cut to reach a place called Nakulnaar because the election campaign was to end at 5