nA female Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bijapur district on Wednesday, police said.
According to the police, at least three Maoists were injured in the incident which took place around 9.30 am.
A team of CRPF, STF, DRG and CoBRA personnel had launched an anti-Naxalite operation in the jungles of Isulnar when they encountered the guerrillas, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj. P told The Pioneer over telephone.
The Maoists opened fire, triggering a gun battle. The Naxalites, sensing defeat, slipped into the jungle, the officer said.
After the firing stopped, security personnel found the body of a woman cadre and a 12-bore gun from the spot.
She seemed to be a member of PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) platoon no.11 of the Maoists, he said.
Blood stains at the spot indicated that three-four Naxalites may have been injured, the officer said.
According to the police, so far this year police in Bastar have had 66 encounters with Maoists, leading to the death of 17 of them. In the same period, 238 Naxalites have been arrested and 153 have surrendered.