A voter turnout of 78 per cent was recorded in the first phase for 20 assembly constituencies in seven districts of the Naxalite-affected Bastar division and four other districts on November 7, while a 75.88 per cent turnout was registered in the second and final phase for 70 seats on Friday.
Voting for 20 Assembly constituencies is underway in Chhattisgarh. CRPF commando who was deployed on poll duty was injured in an IED blast in the Sukma district.
District Police Chief Kiran Chavhan said Muchaki Bhima and his wife Muchaki Galle had surrendered to the Central Reserve Police and local police, citing complaints of the "barbaric" and "hollow" Maoist ideology,
The incident took place when the six-year-old tribal girl was in the hostel of the 'porta cabin' school located within the Errabor police station area limits.
Police said that the encounter site, approximately 350 kilometers from the state capital Raipur, yielded a firearm, an IED, and materials for making explosives.
The Naxalites were apprehended on Friday from a hill near Kunna village under Kukanar police station limits.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has ordered an inquiry into the incident to ascertain the cause of the incident and suggest remedial measures.
Women police constables in Chhattisgarh's Sukma came together voluntarily to form a team of 'Durga Fighters' to tackle the problem of naxalism in the region.
In a major success, Chhattisgarh police on July 26 arrested a wanted Naxalite commander Tiger Hoonga, who was involved in the 2018 Improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion.
During a search operation, CRPF found pressure cooker bomb in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on April 12. Later, a bomb squad destroyed the bomb in controlled explosion.
Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Chhattisgarh on Monday to chair a high-level meeting in connection with the Naxal attack in the state's Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel.
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast by Naxals in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on November 28 (Saturday), succumbed to his injuries on November 29.
Watch as India TV's fearless reporters present a ground report from naxal hotbed in Chhattisgarh's Sukma.
Several districts of Chhattisgarh are affected due to heavy rainfall from past few days.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel recovered seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 5 kilogram each in Sukma's Kondasavli village. IEDs were planted by Naxals.
Earthquake hits Chhattisgarh, tremors felt in Sukma and Jagdalpur
A naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district on Saturday morning, police said.
The two were involved in murder, attacks on police and planting explosives to target security forces, Sinha said.
"Four bodies of Maoists in uniform, one Insas rifle and two 303 rifle were recovered," said a CRPF official.
Maoists frequently use IEDs or home-made bombs to target security personnel in Chhattisgarh.
Top News
Latest News
