Seven policemen were killed on November 25 when suspected Maoists guerrillas blasted a bridge near Mardapal in Chhattisgarh. A contingent of over 150 policemen carrying electronic voting machines were on a trek back to Jagdalpur district headquarters when the rebels blasted a 30 metre-long bridge1.

• 1. “7 policemen killed in Chhattisgarh blast,” The Hindu, November 26, 3008, at http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/26/stories/2008112660111400.htm