NEW DELHI – Indian seperatists Naxals triggered an IED blast on Thursdaymorning in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district in Bastar Lok Sabhaconstituency where voting is underway, a senior police official said.
No casualty was reported in the incident, he said.
Narayanpur comes under the Bastar Lok Sabha seat.
“The explosion took place around 4.15 am in Farasgaon area onNarayanpur-Dandwan road when a team of security men was escorting pollingpersonnel to their booth,” the official said.
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Naxals had planted the explosive underground and were waiting for thesecurity forces to arrive.
“However, when the rebels realised that security personnel had changedtheir route and were zeroing-in on them through a forest, they triggeredthe IED (improvised explosive device) blast in panic and fled the spot,” hesaid.
