One female Naxal killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh

One Naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday morning in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada. Besides, some ammunition, Maoist literature, items of daily use and other Naxal-related materials were also recovered.

Raipur: One female naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P issued a correction saying that only one body, of a female Naxal and added, "Few more Naxals might have been hit, but we couldn't recover their bodies".

The face-off took place around 5 am at a forest in Gonderas village when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and the Special Task Force (STF) was out on an anti-Maoist operation, Deputy Inspector General, Anti-Naxal operations, Sundarraj P told.

The patrolling team was moving through Gonderas, located along the border of Dantewada-Sukma districts, when a group of the ultras fired at them, leading to the gun-battle, he said.

After the exchange of fire stopped, bodies of two Maoists, including a woman, were recovered from the spot along with an Insas rifle and a 12 bore gun, the DIG said.

Besides, some ammunition, Maoist literature, items of daily use and other Naxal-related material were also seized from the spot, he said.

Those killed are yet to be identified, he said.

The incident took place around 450-km from state capital Raipur.

"No harm was reported to the security personnel in the gunfight. The search operation is underway in the area," he added.

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