A Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, said police.
The incident took place in a forest area near Dudagad village under Bakarkatta police station limits, they said.
A combined team of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was on a patrol duty, when the Maoists opened fire on them, police officials in Rajnandgaon said.
The security forces retaliated and the exchange of fire continued for a while. After some time, the rebels escaped into the interior parts of the forest.When the security forces searched the area, they found the body of a Maoist. They also recovered a pressure bomb and some Naxal-related material from the spot.The deceased is yet to be identified, police said.