A woman Maoist was killed In a gun battle between police and Maoists at the lehri jungle on the borders of Koraput and Rayagada districts on Wednesday. There was no report of any injury to police personnel.
On a tipoff that some Maoists were hiding in the jungle, the police team raided the spot. However, sighting the police personnel, the Red rebels opened fire at them to which the police retaliated. In the ensuing encounter, the woman Maoist was found dead. The other ultras managed to flee from the spot.
Some items used by the Maoists were recovered from the spot. The security forces were carrying out search operations to track the fleeing ultras, said Koraput SP Charan Singh Meena.
Sources said more than 20 Maoists’ movement was detected in the area. Of late, the ultras have been desperately trying to make their presence felt in the Koraput-Rayagada region despite deployment of Central paramilitary forces like BSF and CRPF.