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.
