Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 10 (IANS) Just a day ahead of polling here, Maoists on Wednesday carried out an attack on a CRPF contingent being deployed for election duty, injuring a Sub-Inspector, a CRPF official said.
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Maoists occurred at around 4 p.m. in Gatta in Gadchiroli district through which a team of CRPF's 191 Battalion was passing.
"The Sub-Inspector sustained injuries in his lower limbs and is stated to be critical. He has been evacuated to a nearby hospital," the CRPF official said.
The attack came a day after a BJP MLA and four policemen were killed by the Maoists
in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
Gadchiroli-Chimur, along with six other Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, go to the polls in the first phase on Thursday.
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