A Maoist lOS Commander was gunned down on Monday evening in an encounter with district police under Mechka Police Station limits in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Addressing a press conference here the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Raipur Range, Deepanshu Kabra said that the gun battle took place in the restive areas in the forest of Mandagiri-Tendudongari Hillocks under Mechka police station limits.
A team of the district police was out on an anti-Naxal operation after receiving a tip off that Naxals are taking a meeting there planning for boycott of the upcoming assembly polls, he said.
When the patrolling team was advancing through hillocks of Mandagiri-Tendudongari, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, he said.
After guns fell silent, the body of a ultra carrying a cash reward on his head identified as Jaisingh was recovered from the spot, he said, adding one firearm, one 09 mm pistol and medicines, Naxal literature - were also found at the encounter site.
The slain ultra was later identified to be Jaisingh, a Commander In charge of the lOS (local Organization squad) who was active in the Gobra region, Kabra said.
Another dreaded ultra Ramdas however taking advantage of darkness and deep forest succeeded to flee from the spot, police said.
Superintendent of Police (SP), Dhamtari, Rajnesh Singh was also present in the press conference.