Police gunned down a woman Maoist and recovered arms and ammunitions in an encounter in Kandhamal district on December 9, a release of the State police headquarters here said on Friday.
Based on reliable inputs about presence of red rebels, units of the Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) launched an operation in the Gocchpada police station area in the district.
In an exchange of fire, the Maoist was killed and two firearms and four round of ammunition were seized. Further search and combing operation have been intensified in the area.