Maoist violence kills six in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Five polling officials were killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district while a security personnel was shot dead in the Maoist stronghold of Dantewada as the state went to polls for its 11 parliamentary seats Thursday.

Police said five members of a zonal reserve polling team members were killed in a landmine blast detonated by Maoists in Rajnandgaon district, 125 km from here.

In the second incident, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed in Maroki village in Dantewada, about 480 km from here, in an exchange of bullets with guerrillas.