A jawan of the
Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) was injured in an IED (Improvised Explosive
Device) blast triggered by Naxals in the Tondamarka area of Sukma district in
Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The jawan was deployed on election duty during the
time of the blast.
According to Sukma
Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan, “One jawan of CRPF CoBRA 206 Battalion
was injured in IED blast triggered by Naxals in the Tondamarka area of Sukma.
The jawan was deployed for election duty.”
Voting for the
first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls for 20 seats in the State’s
southern region began on Tuesday morning amid tight security.
Chhattisgarh,
which has a 90-member house is undergoing elections in two phases, with the
second phase scheduled for November 17.
Of the 20
constituencies that is witnessing polling in the State 12 are from the Bastar
division.
Voting is being
held in constituencies that are Naxal-affected and fall in districts like
Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Kabeerdham, and Rajnandgaon.
To conduct free
and fair elections in the State, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been
deployed to augment the local police force.
Kanker Collector
Priyanka Shukla said, “This time, tight security arrangements have been made in
the most Naxal-affected areas, while some polling centres will also be
monitored with drones.”
There shall be
such randomization for police personnel and home guards who are deployed at the
polling stations on the poll day, as per the Election Commission of India
(ECI).
Counting of votes
is scheduled for December 3.
ANI
