Gunbattle between police, Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

An encounter took place between security forces and Naxals in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra when a polling party was returning Thursday evening, police said.

The Naxal-affected district also witnessed IED blasts at two other places since morning.

The skirmish took place at Tumdikasa near Murumgaon Area Operation Post of state police around 4 pm when a team of election officials, CRPF and police was returning, after the voting was over, on foot, an official said.

Before the polling party could reach the police post, a group of Naxals opened fire, and CRPF and police personnel retaliated, he said.

The Naxals fled after some time, and no casualties were reported.

 

Gadchiroli-Chimur was among the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra where polling took place Thursday.