Security forces gunned down a woman Naxalite in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday.
The incident took place between the jungles of Korcholi and Todka villages when the security forces were on a search operation, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Governa told The Pioneer.
A joint squad of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and CRPF’s 85th Battalion was sent to the area on Monday night following inputs about the presence of Maoist guerrillas.
After the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a woman Maoist was recovered along with a 12 bore rifle, ammunition and Naxalite literature, the officer said.
Some other Maoists may have been injured in the encounter.