Security personnel on Tuesday gunned down a Maoist in an encounter which took place in insurgency-hit Kanker district of Chhattisgarh and recovered a SlR, police said.
The encounter took place in forest falling under limits of Koyelibeda police station, said a senior police officer.
According to the officer, a joint squad of Border Security Force (BSF), Special Task Force (STF) and District Force (DF) undertaking Anti-naxal exercise was targetted by a group of ultras when they reached Kesekodi forest following which security forces retaliated. Unable to withstand the retaliatory action launched by security personnel, the insurgents fled from the spot.
While undertaking search after an encounter which lasted for an hour, troopers recovered a blood stained body of a cadre along with one SlR and magazine from the spot, the officer said.