A hardcore Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head was killed in a gun battle with the police in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Thursday.
The skirmish took place in a forest near Nedanar village where a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was on an anti-Naxalite operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Siddharth Tiwari said.
The cadres belonging to the Katekalyan Area Committee of Maoists were involved in the gunfight, the officer said.
After the fighting ended, the body of a Maoist was recovered from the spot, Tiwari said.
Prima facie, the deceased was identified as Denga Deva alias Mahangu, an area committee member carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.