Seven poll personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists
Seven members of a polling team and five CRPF men were among 14 persons killed on 12 April when Naxals had struck twice in a gap of less than an hour, blowing up a bus and an ambulance in Bijapur and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh. (Photo: AFP)
Raipur: Forty eight hours after killing seven poll staff in south Bastar district of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, the Maoists on Monday issued a public apology, describing the massacre as a case of ‘mistaken identity.’
Seven poll personnel were killed when the bus they were travelling was blown up in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists at Kutelnar in the district on Saturday.
They were returning to district headquarters along with election materials after conducting polls on April 10. The rebels however said police strategies such as changing of vehicles, use of civil transport were to blame for the unfortunate incident.
( Source : dc )
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