Ahead of MP Assembly polls, police kills one maoist in group of seven

There was also a woman insurgent in the group which was mostly in Khaki fatigues.

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls scheduled on Wednesday, the police here in Balaghat district was able to avoid a Maoist attack by killing one from a group of seven.

The Left Wing extremist was brought down during a Saturday encounter near the Godri village. There was also a woman insurgent in the group which was mostly in Khaki fatigues. The rest managed to flee, a police officer said.

To avoid any attacks ahead of the upcoming polls there is a huge deployment of security personnel along the borders with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, especially in the Balaghat and Mandla districts, a police statement said.