Gadchiroli (Maharashtra):
Maoists reportedly opened fire in Maharashtra 's Gadchiroli district on the day of polling on Tuesday. According to the police, the incident took place
near Kasansur in Aheri block. However, security forces did not return the fire
as part of a strategy since Maoists were not visible, they said. Tight security
arrangements have been made to ensure a peaceful poll in naxal infected Gadchiroli.
Over 1.29 lakh state police and central paramilitary forces have been pressed
into service. On October 20, nearly 200 naxals ambushed a police outpost near
Lahir village of Bhamragadh tehsil in Gadchiroli brutally killing between 17 to
20 policemen, including a sub inspector.
