Poll official killed by suspected Maoists in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: An election officer was killed on Wednesday by suspected Maoists in Odisha’s Kandhamal, which votes in the second phase of polls on Thursday. Polling supervisor Sanjukta Diggal was shot dead by suspected Maoists at Balandapada in Gochhapad tehsil limits of Kandhamal. The incident occurred when Digal’s polling party was retreating following a landmine blast under Gochapada police limits. A poll official confirmed that the Maoists opened fire when Diggal was standing on the road after parking the vehicle following a landmine blast. (IANS)

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