Raipur: A woman Maoist, having bounty on her head of Rs 2 lakh, was killed in an encounter after having gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Monday, a police official said.
The gunfight took place around 6.30 am near Gumalnar village under Geedam police station limits when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.
In a video message the senior police official said, the armed Maoists were planning to carry out some big incident on the National Highway.
The spot of the encounter was located around 400 km away from the State capital Raipur.
After a brief exchange of fire, the Maoists escaped into the deep forests.
After the gunfight was over, the security forces searched the spot and a body of a woman Maoist identified as Vaiko Pekko (24) was recovered from the spot, the official said.
The woman Naxal was a native of Bhairamgarh area in the neighbouring Bijapur district, and was active as a member of the PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) platoon no.16 of Maoists and carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh on her head, the SP said.
Two country-made guns, one axe, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 2 kg, other Maoist materials, slippers, banners, medicines and items of daily use were also recovered from the encounter site, the official said.
Two country-made guns, one axe, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 2 kg, other Maoist materials, slippers, banners, medicines and items of daily use were also recovered from the encounter site. | FPJ Photo
