As many as five Naxals were killed and two jawans injured in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district on Saturday.
The encounter took place early on Saturday in Burgam village when a joint squad of CRPF and District Reserve Group (DRG) of State police was out for operations, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamalochan Kashyap said.
Five Naxals, including a woman Maoist, were killed and two AK series assault rifle, one SlR, 12 bore gun along with 303 rifles were recovered, the SP said.
The woman Maoist, who was killed in the gun fight was identified as Paale. She was an active member of Darbha Divisional Committee and secretary of Balangir Area Committee.
The injured jawans are DRG SI Sangram Singh and CRPF ASI Dogendra Patra.
The encounter spot is in the interior forests in south Bastar. The 111 battalion of CRPF was leading the offensive against the ultras.