Earlier it was suspected that the two women were Naxals, but later it was found they had no links with ultras and that they were local villagers, Sukma's superintendent of police Jitendra Shukla told media on Sunday.
"Investigation revealed that both the women were residents of Godelguda village and not Naxal cadres. They were caught in the crossfire between security personnel and ultras while they had gone to a forest for some routine work," he said.
"An inquiry has been initiated into the incident. The kin of the victims will be provided necessary assistance by the district administration and police," he said.
"When a joint squad of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police was returning from an area domination operation, around six-seven armed Naxals, dressed as civilians, fired at them in Rengaiguda area leading to the gun battle," he said.
"After guns fell silent, security forces found an injured woman at the spot following which she was rushed to CRPF's field hospital in Dornapal," he added.
