A woman Maoist was killed on Monday in a gun battle with security personnel in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.
The gunfight took place at around 7 am in a forest near Binagunda village, Bastar (Range) Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P said.
The operation was launched on Sunday based on inputs about the presence of Naxalite leaders belonging to the Rajnandgaon-Kanker border division and 20-25 armed cadres.
The District Reserve Guard and the 132nd Battalion of the Border Security Force were involved in the operation.
After the exchange of firing ended, the body of a woman Naxalite in ‘uniform’ was found along with a .303 rifle, he said.