Three women Naxalites, collectively carrying Rs 15 lakhs reward on their heads, were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said on Monday.
The gunfight took place in a forest between Adwal and Kunjeras villages on Sunday late evening when the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was on a search operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.
After the fighting, bodies of the three were recovered from the spot.
The deceased were identified as Raje Muchaki, Geeta Markam and Jyoti alias Bhime Nuppo, members of the Katekalyan Area Committee of the Maoists, he said.
They carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh each on their heads, the officer added.
A 12-bore gun, two country-made revolvers, a muzzle-loading gun, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), wires, medicines, Maoist literature and items of daily use were recovered from the site, the officer said.