1 jawan martyred, 1 Maoist killed day before C'garh polls
A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh's Kanker on Sunday. In a separate incident, a Maoist was killed in an encounter with security forces in the state's Bijapur district. The incidents come a day ahead of the first phase of voting for the Assembly elections on Monday.