No casualty was reported.
Mumbai, April 11
Naxals triggered an IED blast near a polling booth in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Thursday while voting was under way, police said.
The IED (improvised explosive device) blast took place around 10.30 am in Waghezari area, around 150 metres from the polling booth where people were standing in queues to cast their vote for the Lok Sabha election, an official said.
No casualty was reported, he said.
On Wednesday, Naxals detonated an IED at Gatta Jambia village in Etapalli tehsil of the district when a polling party was moving towards polling stations under protection of a police party and CRPF personnel.
A CRPF jawan was injured in the incident.
The official said Naxals were trying to disrupt the poll process and create panic among villagers, who came out in large numbers to vote on Thursday.
Gadchiroli is among the seven seats where polling is under way during the first phase of the Lok Sabha election in Maharashtra. PTI
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