Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on 14th July morning, police said.
The gunbattle broke out in a forest near Gumiyapal village, located around 400 km from Raipur, when a District Reserve Guard team was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told Media.
He said, There was a heated exchange of fire when the security personnel tried to zero-in on the rebels, following which the latter escaped into the forest.
Abhishek Pallava said, During search of the encounter spot, bodies of two ultras and two firearms – a .303 rifle and a muzzle-loading gun – were recovered.
He said, Those killed were identified as Deva and Mamgli alias Mui, who were active members of the Malangir area committee of Maoists and carried rewards of Rs 5 lakh each on their heads.
A suspected woman Naxal, identified as Kosi, was also arrested from the spot, the official said, adding the search operation was still underway in the area.
2 Naxalite killed and 1 woman Naxal arrested in encounter with Security forces at Chhattisgarh
