Dantewada:A Naxal rebel was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Friday, a police official said.
The gunfight took place at around 7:30 am near Mustalnaar village under Geedam police station limits when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.
The operation was launched based on inputs about the presence of rebels in the area, he said.