A woman Maoist was gunned down in a police encounter at the Chandameta forest on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border during an operation which was taken place to rescue some villagers held hostage by the ultras.
The slain Maoist was identified as Piso, who hails from Jheeram village.
The fire exchange between security personnel and Maoists took place at the Chandameta village forest under Darbha police station limits on Tuesday night. On a tipoff, the Chhattisgarh police and the CRPF had carry out searches on Tuesday evening to rescue villagers abducted by the red rebels.